How to paint with oils ...

Alwyn Crawshaw's Oil Painting Course

Synopsis: Top TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw helps the beginner to master the exciting medium of oils in the reissued paperback edition of this popular 29-lesson course. Starting with simple exercises on brush control and how to mix colours, Alwyn guides the beginner through all the basic methods and techniques of oil painting, explaining clearly each process and offering advice and encouragement at every stage. There are numerous step-by-step exercises and demonstrations throughout the book. Particularly useful for the beginner are the revealing sections on 'what went wrong', consisting of painting exercises which illustrate all the common pitfalls -- and how to avoid them. The book is divided into different sections, each dealing with a popular aspect of oil painting: Getting started; Simple exercises; Working outdoors; Simplifying what you see; Painting from photographs; Demonstrations; Gallery. (Source: Amazon UK)

Artists' Questions Answered: Oil Painting

Book Description: The books in this series cover the basic principles and procedures needed to master and enjoy the art of drawing or painting. These user-friendly guides can help artists of any skill level learn to draw or paint with greater confidence. Each includes an informative introduction that provides advice on selecting and using art materials, then addresses essential issues artists are bound to encounter, offering innovative solutions with step-by-step demonstrations and detailed closeups of finished art. These books are sure to be a valuable reference artists will turn to again and again for years to come. (Source: Amazon US)

Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross: America's Favorite Art Instructor (Bob's exciting oil painting method)

Synopsis: Introduces the tools, materials, and techniques of painting, and offers sixty step-by-step demonstrations of landscape and seascape painting. (Source: Amazon UK)

Capturing the Seasons in Oils (Land & Light Workshop Series)

Synopsis: All artists can capture the stunning beauty of the seasons with this author at their side. He teaches readers how to understand light and truly see their subjects in step-by-step lessons that include: Ideas and exercises for mastering the four keys to any successful painting - shape, value, colour and edges; Side-by-side comparisons of the same scene painted in all four seasons; Tip boxes in every section that provide quick and useful bites of information; Five practical, hands-on strategies for starting any painting; It's never been easier for beginners and advanced landscape painters to make their work more captivating. (Source: Amazon UK)

Colour and Light in Oils

Synopsis: Often seen as dark and gloomy, in fact, oils can be used to create colourful and light paintings that are wonderfully expressive. One significant characteristic of oil paint is its richness and depth of colour, something that is of particular interest to Nicholas Verrall. Immediately striking in all his pictures is the skilful way he handles colour to interpret the special qualities of light and mood found in a certain moment in time. In this book he discusses his working methods and the importance of colour, at the same time placing these issues within the general context of painting in oils, with all that this has to offer. Colour and Light in Oils includes information, demonstrations and many inspirational finished paintings to help painters understand the value of colour in interpreting ideas with feeling and impact. Plus, the book provides guidance on a wide range of skills, techniques and advice on subject matter and associated topics. (Source: Amazon UK)

Complete Guide to Drawing & Painting: Pencils, Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic, Pastels (Readers Digest)

From the back cover: Here in one volume, is all you need to know to draw and paint, even if you have never tried before. This authoritative and comprehensive book covers all of the most popular drawing and painting media, and provides detailed information about equipment and material. Covers pencils, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pastels. Contains over 800 full-color illustrations, including step-by-step, specially commissioned demonstrations of all the art techniques in the book. Clear text and easy-to-follow details enable artists at all levels of expertise to create more exciting pictures and find shortcuts to great results. (Source: Amazon US)

Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color

From the back cover: These pages practically glow with Kevin Macpherson's rich and powerful paintings! He shares his techniques for quickly capturing the mood of a scene in bold, direct brushstrokes, with step-by-step instructions that make it easy --- simply a matter of painting the colors you see. Follow his lead and you, too, can create landscapes and still lifes in a vibrant, impressionistic style. (Source: Book Cover)

Learn to Paint Landscapes in Oils (Collins Learn to Paint Series)

Review: Landscapes in Oils is well-planned, easy to follow, beautifully produced and offers excellent value for money. (Leisure Painter Magazine, September 2004). Synopsis: Landscapes are one of the most popular painting subjects among amateur artists and oils is the traditional painting medium. Melanie Cambridge's paintings are attractive and accessible and in this book she demonstrates all the basic techniques for painting successful landscapes in oils. There are many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings of a variety of different landscapes and seascapes, featuring mountains, lakes, meadows, buildings and water. In addition, there are useful sections on oil techniques, colour mixing, composition, creating recession and painting skies and trees, and how to add buildings and figures to your landscape paintings. (Source: Amazon UK)

Oil Paintings from the Landscape: A Guide For Beginners

Synopsis: In this lavishly illustrated book for budding oil painters, Rachel Shirley examines the many facets of the landscape, whether they are water, skies, shadows, or forests, and explains how to capture even the most subtle variations in light and weather. Special features include: A preliminary chapter for the beginner; Different aspects of the landscape broken down by chapter; Step-by-step demonstrations showing how the paintings were done; Simple practical advice on plein air painting; How to make the most of your photographs; Numerous techniques explained with full illustrations. (Source: Amazon UK)

Oil Portraits Step By Step

Book Description: Clearly written, beautifully illustrated guide offers students and would-be portrait painters a wealth of detailed, practical advice and valuable insights on how to handle oil paint. Discusses drying time and basic techniques; planning, composing and lighting the portrait; oil sketching and drawing with pencil, charcoal, and chalk. Generously enhanced with over 120 illustrations (including 57 in full color) that act as step-by-step guides to painting a variety of male and female subjects. (Source: Amazon US)

Painting Better Landscapes: Specific Ways to Improve Your Oils

Synopsis: Fifteen lessons concentrate on different aspects of landscape painting, including negative shapes, value relationship, depth, lines and composition of movement, linear perspective, and division of space. (Source: Amazon UK)

Portraits from Life in 29 Steps (Using Oils)

Synopsis: This book offers an elegant, simple and direct procedure for painting a convincing portrait in 29 logical steps. John Howard Sanden has developed this method over three decades of painting, demonstrating and teaching. At the heart of the book are two complete portrait-painting demstrations; each of the 29 steps is descriptively titled, explained and illustrated to show the clear progression of the portrait. Sanden uses an exciting and appealing premier coup approach to painting, where the artist attempts to execute a finished painting from the very first stroke. (Source: Amazon UK)

Problem Solving for Oil Painters

Synopsis: Nine common trouble-spots in oil painting are identified in this book, and readers are helped to locate their own problem areas and avoid them in future. (Source: Amazon UK)

Romantic Oil Painting Made Easy

Synopsis: Regardless of previous experience, readers are instructed in the ways to create sensitive, impressionistic paintings almost immediately, by using Hagan's "placement theory" and simple colour system. The book offers eight demonstrations and advice on pulling elements together from references. (Source: Amazon UK)

Start to Learn Oil Techniques (Start to Learn Series)

Synopsis: Easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations - part of a series that aims to give even the most hesitant of beginners the confidence to start oil painting. All the instruction is broken down into really easy step-by-step exercises to help build up knowledge and expertise of oil painting gradually. Also includes guidance on perspective and help with design and composition. With a reassuring section on what materials to use. While drawing is essential to someone studying painting, oil is a technique that allows the budding artist to best express its capabilities. This book makes optimal use of readers' creative skills... The book offers a hands-on approach so that readers can develop their skills in an easy and enjoyable way. (Source: Amazon UK)

The Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference Source for Beginning to Professional Artists

Book Description: Oils are perhaps the most versatile of all paint mediums. Yet for many artists oil painting is either shrouded in mystique or considered very difficult. Filled with clear, step-by-step instructions and surefire strategies, The Complete Oil Painter is an essential, one-stop guide to becoming an expert in every aspect of this medium. Artists will discover everything they need to know about materials (pigments, supports, canvases); tools and equipment (palettes, brushes); paint application (wet-into-wet, alla-prima, glazing, impasto); form and color (light and dark, expression, color mixing); exploring themes (still life, portraiture, figure painting); and much more. (Source: Amazon US)

The Oil Painter's Bible: An Essential Reference for the Practicing Artist

Synopsis: Oil paint is such a responsive and versatile medium that no two painters need use it in exactly the same way, and since its invention in Renaissance times it has never lost its popularity with artists. Amateurs also find it appealing, both because it is enjoyable to use and because mistakes can be so easily rectified. This compact book explains all the materials, techniques, and different approaches to painting with oils, and includes illustrated step-by-step projects to complete. (Source: Amazon UK)

The Oil Painter's Pocket Palette: Practical Visual Guidance to Over 600 Colour Mixes (Pocket Palette Series)

Synopsis: All you need to know about mixing colours. You can see at a glance how to achieve the colour mix you want. There are pages of colour mixing charts, help on how to achieve glowing colours and transparent overlay effects. (Source: Amazon UK)

The Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist

Synopsis: This reference to painting with oils compares leading brands of paints. It describes mediums, solvents and varnishes; illustrates brushes, pallettes and other tools; and shows both traditional and unconventional techniques. (Source: Amazon UK)

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

Book Description: 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. (Source: Amazon US)

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