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Complete Oil Painter The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals

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ISBN-10: 082300855X

ISBN-13: 9780823008551

Edition: 2003

Authors: Brian Gorst

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Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 8.52" wide x 11.00" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 1.210

Introduction
Materials and Equipment
Oil paints
Pigments
Mediums
Supports
Grounds
Brushes
Palettes
Approaches to form and Color
Illusionistic form
Form through line and color
The elements of color
The color wheel
Color mixing
Color palettes
Expression
Elements of design
Design in practice
Techniques of Painting
Methods of application
Colored grounds
Underpainting
Fat over lean
Removing wet paint
Alla prima
Wet into wet
Broken color
Glazing
Pointillism
Impasto
Mixed media
Overcoming common difficulties
Exploring Themes
Still life
Flowers
Landscape
Townscapes
Portraiture
Figure painting
Abstraction
Working from the imagination
Studio Practice
The studio space
Studio equipment
Stretcher bars
Stretching a canvas
Sizing a canvas
Preparing boards and panels
Priming
Applying a colored ground
Varnishing
Framing and presentation
Suggested daily checklist
Health and safety
Glossary
The past masters
Index
Credits