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| Titre : | Oil Painting for Dummies |
| Auteurs : | Anita Giddings |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : For Dummies, 2008 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-470-18230-7 |
| Index. décimale : | 751 (Proc├®d├®s et types de peintures) |
| Résumé : |
Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. ThatÔÇÖs what youÔÇÖll find in *Oil Painting For Dummies.* Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. YouÔÇÖll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. YouÔÇÖll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments; brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces; and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. Discover how to: * Choose the right supplies * Set up your studio and care for your equipment * Handle your materials safely * Develop your design and composition skills * Make practice sketches and studies * Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes * Try out different compositions * Mix any color you want * Simplify tricky still-life subjects * Paint landscapes and common objects out doors * Paint portraits and the human form Complete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, *Oil Painting For Dummies* is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist! ### From the Back Cover **Packed with FULL COLOR, easy-to-complete projects** **The fun and easy way to discover your inner artist through oil painting!** Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You'll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create the right composition. And you'll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes. * Choose the right supplies * Develop your design and * composition skills * Practice sketches and brush strokes * Set up your studio and care * for your equipment * Work on a variety of compositions ### About the Author **Anita Giddings** and **Sherry Stone Clifton** are award-winning artist-educators who have made careers out of teaching beginning artists of all aspirations. |
