You Can Paint Oils: A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners - Softcover

Birch, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082305991X ISBN 13: 9780823059911

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 2002

Synopsis

The only guide to oil painting that a novice will ever need! In this exciting series of Absolute Beginner painting guides written by professional artist/teachers, You Can Paint Oils is packed with simple, step-by-step exercises and easy-to-understand techniques that will give even the most hesitant beginner the confidence to pick up a brush and get started. First, readers will learn basic oil techniques, including how to mix colors. Then, over 100 color illustrations show them how to draw each separate component of a picture and paint simple still life subjects such as fruit, vegetables, and flowers, as well as landscapes, skies, and trees. Finally, aspiring artists will see how to combine all these elements to create a complete oil painting of which they can be proud.

About this title

About the Author

Linda Birch writes regularly for Leisure Painter magazine in the UK and is the author of How to Draw and Paint Animals. She has been a teacher of painting and illustrating for 30 years and has illustrated over 150 children's books. She lives in London, England.

Reviews

Watson-Guptill continues to dominate the art instruction field with quality, reasonably priced books. This new series for "absolute beginners" is imported from the United Kingdom and translates just fine. Without condescending to the reader, each volume covers the basic problems of painting that are often omitted from other beginner books. Birch, who writes regularly for magazines and has illustrated over 150 children's books, progresses from chapters like "Basic Materials," "Making Marks," and "Starting with Color" through exercises painting fruit, flowers, buildings, figures, and more. Simmonds, another prolific British artist, follows the same format for her book on sketching and is equally bright and colorful in her approach. Each title is an inexpensive jumping-off point for beginners, from young adults to retirees. For more advanced artists, consider Sterling 's "Step-by-Step Art School" series; in another unintimidating, inexpensive series, Patricia Seligman's new Step-by-Step Art School: Oils goes far deeper into the myriad types of equipment and techniques.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082305991X
• ISBN 13: 9780823059911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96