The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book will help anyone who want to paint in oils produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing applying colour.
The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding oil painting techniques, such as colour blending, lifting out, working dark to light, glazing, and painting with a palette knife, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodlands. By working through the projects, you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying oil paintings.
Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.
| ISBN: | 9781844484287 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2009 |
| Author: | John Barber |
| Publisher: | Search Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Colour Wheel Books |
| Genres: |
Paintings and painting in oils Painting, drawing and art manuals |
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book will help anyone who want to paint in oils produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing applying colour.
The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding oil painting techniques, such as colour blending, lifting out, working dark to light, glazing, and painting with a palette knife, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodlands. By working through the projects, you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying oil paintings.
Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book features in the following genres: Paintings and painting in oils, Painting, drawing and art manuals
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book is available in Paperback
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book was written by John Barber and published by Search Press
The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Colour Wheel Books series