The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques - Softcover

Jeremy Galton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855329602 ISBN 13: 9780855329600

Verlag: Search Press Ltd, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

This inspirational book demonstrates the classic way of building up a painting and offers practical advice on canvases, boards and painting mediums. It encourages the artist to explore new techniques and approaches and shows how brushwork can be made more expressive. The book gives hints on how to get the best out of a landscape, portrait or still life subject and there is a gallery of paintings by well-know artists showing the craft of painting exploited in individual ways.

Book: Search Press. Paperback. 192 pages. Colour throughout

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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, not only because it is enjoyable to use but also because mistakes can be easily rectified, yet in many cases mistakes would not occur if the individual had a sound knowledge of technique. In the A-Z section of the book, Jeremy Galton, a practising painter, explains how to build up a painting, how and when to work "wet into wet", and how to make your brushwork describe forms and textures. He also provides a wealth of stimulating ideas such as combining oil paints with other media, mixing paint with sand and sawdust and applying it with knives, rags or the fingers. In the second part of the book, Themes, you can see the techniques in context. Illustrated with a gallery of paintings by well-known artists as well as informative step-by-step demonstrations, it shows how each person applies his or her knowledge of oil painting techniques to the interpretation of a subject, whether landscape, portrait or still life.

Biografía del autor

Jeremy Galton is a successful artist who works in oil, gouache and acrylic. He divides his time between teaching and painting, has written several art instruction books and has contributed to a number of magazines. In addition to exhibiting his work regularly, he undertakes commissions and has won numerous awards. His paintings feature in a large number of private collections in the UK and abroad.

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• Verlag: Search Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0855329602
• ISBN 13: 9780855329600
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192