The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced ArtistsEverything you always wanted to know about oil painting...but were afraid to ask. Or maybe you weren’t afraid—maybe you just didn’t know what to ask or where to start. In The Oil Painting Course You’ve Always Wanted, author Kathleen Staiger presents crystal clear, step-by-step lessons that build to reinforce learning. Brush control, creating the illusion of three dimensions, foolproof color mixing, still-life painting, landscapes, and portraits—every topic is covered in clear text, diagrams, illustrations, exercises, and demonstrations. Staiger has taught oil painting for more than thirty-five years; many of her students are now exhibiting and selling their paintings. Everyone from beginning hobby painters, to art students, to BFA graduates has questions about oil painting. Here at last are the answers! |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | 7 |
Capturing the Illusion of Three Dimensions | 14 |
Making Your Brush Behave | 22 |
Getting the Colors You Want | 40 |
Putting It All Together | 60 |
Creating a Still Life Painting | 72 |
Creating a Landscape Painting | 102 |
Creating a Portrait Painting | 144 |
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