Oil-Painting Workshop (gnv64)

Oil-painting Workshop: Simple Steps to Success
By Aggy Boshoff
DK | October 2006 | ISBN-10: 0756622085 | True PDF | 128 pages | 33.3 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Painting-Workshop-Aggy-Boshoff/dp/0756622085

This addition to the Workshop series will show you how to use your paints to their best advantage. This simple and innovative guide makes oil painting achievable for everyone. Filled with practical step-by-step instructions, this portable guide guarantees success.
This book provides everything you need to know to become a better artist. "Oil-Painting Workshop" is for anyone who wants to find out how to paint with oils or improve their skills.

CONTENTS
Introduction 6
Materials & Techniques 10
Paint and other materials 12
Supports 14
Brushes and painting knives 16
Brushstrokes 18
Color wheel 20
Color mixing 22
Mixing darks and lights 24
Glazes 26
Mixing with mediums 28
Composition 30
Sketching 32
Preparation and finishing touches 34
Texture 36
Textural effects 38
Gallery 40
Beach with parasols 42
Forest stream 46
Red pears 50
Color 54
Choosing your palette 56
Gallery 58
City river 60
Farmyard goats 64
Anemones in a vase 70
Perspective 76
Understanding perspective 78
Gallery 80
Boats in the harbor 82
Spanish landscape 86
Café scene 92
Contrast 98
Creating contrast 100
Gallery 102
Still life 104
Bicycle in the sunlight 110
Portrait of a girl 116
Glossary 122
Index 126
Acknowledgments 128