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The New Oil Painting: Your Essential Guide to Materials and Safe Practices

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Here is everything you need to know about getting into oil painting—and maintaining a safe, solvent-free oil painting practice—in a slim, sophisticated guide. Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step- by-step through oil painting fundamentals—which materials you actually need, how to mix paint, how to set up your painting space—and, most revolutionary of all, how to eliminate harmful solvents from your work and replace them with safe, effective substitutes. This instructional handbook is organized into chapters with helpful diagrams throughout illustrating various techniques and tools. Whether you're a true beginner or have been painting with oils for years, you will find that this book has everything you need to build a new, thriving, toxin-free practice. • UNIQUE APPROACH: Not only does this book help aspiring artists build a repertoire of skills and materials, it also offers all artists, regardless of their experience levels, methods for eliminating solvents and other toxic substances from their oil painting practices. What was once a dangerous pastime is now a guilt-free, health-conscious, and rewarding activity. And using safe, nontoxic materials is better for the environment! • LONG-TERM USE: Good art instruction can deliver over a long period of time, and this handy guide is no exception. Along with being able to use this as an entryway into oil painting, you can also use it for reference or reread sections when you need a brushup. • EXPERT AUTHOR WITH IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS: Painter Kimberly Brooks was the founding arts editor at Huffington Post. As a painter, she exhibits her work frequently throughout the United States and was a featured artist with the National Endowment for the Arts. She has led oil painting workshops, and now she shares her vast knowledge of the subject in this accessible and comprehensive handbook. Perfect for: • Artists and art aspirants interested in exploring a new medium • Experienced oil painters looking to eliminate solvents from their practices • Painting students and teachers Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books (June 15, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452184798


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 91


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.05 x 0.85 x 7 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #119,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Oil Painting


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Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 211 ratings


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    • De-Mystifying Oil Painting Safety
Safe use of oil paint, solvents and mediums requires learning new guidelines. A user-friendly guide with photos and concise chapters. Don’t be intimidated…you can use oil paint and keep your home or commercial studio safe with alternative products. I am thankful to Kimberly Brooks for this superb book. I left off a 5th star because a few of the colored pages were difficult to read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023 by Roadtripper
    • A concise beginners volume for oils
This is definitely a book for oil beginners but that said it's a pretty compact and concise overview of materials.. NOTE this is not a book for PAINTING techniques. It's an overview of paint colors and makeups, mediums etc. She gives recommendations about colors, color palettes, mixing, transparencies. There are general brand recommendations split by price for a lot of the materials. Essentially I would say this is a concise takeaway version of the oil materials mini lecture I got from the guy at the arts supply store. The nice thing is this is also a small volume that is about paperback size and fits in your hand so it's good to put in an easel box or a tote if you're a beginner and want some basic guidance to refer to about materials and don't want to haul around a coffee table sized art techniques book.. would prob be good for someone who wants to do plein air or portable painting setups outside of a studio. I thought it was worth the $12 bucks for those reasons The "safety" part of it is a little on the nebulous side (most modern materials are pretty safe as long as you aren't snorting or eating them) and this is definitely not a book on actual painting techniques but as a materials resource guide for beginners I would say it's a good buy ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023 by Ryan Vincent
    • Highly Recommended
I love this book. It is very well organized, beautifully laid out, and contains a lot of valuable information. It’s also a nice size, small enough to travel with. This book is NOT about technique, art history, composition or “how to make a sunset glow.” It IS about paint, mediums, solvents, brushes, pallets, surfaces, digital technology, non-art supplies that artists use (gloves, artist masking tape, rags, etc.), setting up your workspace, toning your canvas, color mixing rules, cleaning brushes, storing your work, framing and painting the sides, documenting your work, varnishing, etc. —- really practical stuff. And, it features how to use your materials in a way that is non-toxic and safe. I’m really glad I got this book and highly recommend it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023 by K
    • Must Read for Any Oil Painter
The New Oil Painting by Kimberly Brooks is a refreshing new look at an historic art form. It is not written by a novice who did some research on the internet or took a painting class in college, but rather a dedicated die-hard with over 25 years experience. Although experienced, don't let that scare you as this book is for both veteran and newbies alike. It begins with the basics of what paint even is, and discusses aspects like it's composition - "pigments," "binders," and "additives." Kimberly provides important history, fundamentals, and even how to read a paint tube, so you know how to buy the right paint and use it correctly. Told you she breaks it down! From there she introduces other topics like mediums, which alter the consistency, drying time, and finish. She provides best practices for using mediums, including how to create your own complex mediums. Told you it's also for experienced painters. The book debunks important misconceptions about oil paining like it requires the use of solvents, which are not good for us. Also, oil paints are generally safe (as long as not ingested) because they don't release harmful fumes or chemicals when drying. Kimberly brings years of research from experts and chemists, investigation of different painters' methods through out history, as well as years of her own experimenting. As you will learn, she has been on a journey of discovery, history, and chemistry and you will gain tremendous insights from that journey. It goes without saying, anytime you're dealing with paint, your dealing with chemicals. Not all chemicals are bad, but they can be, specially in paint. The author provides experienced insight backed by research of the chemicals to avoid like resins and solvents, and healthier and environmentally safer alternatives. All this just skims the surface of what the book covers. You'll also learn about brushes, canvas, other tools, and thinking 3 dimensionally. Suffice to say, this is a great little book on the materials and safe practices of oil painting and definitely a must read for anyone interested in oil painting. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2021 by Rischa
    • Clear text and valuable information.
The media could not be loaded. Easy ideas to paint and studio efficiency and safety.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023 by michelle stuckey
    • Information in this book is easily found on the Internet
I appreciate that the author is raising awareness around solvent free oil painting, however, everything I read in this book is easily found on the Internet on artist's blogs and artist's forums. The tone is friendly and the information is digestible, yet, it was also lacking. For example, in the section on varnishing, the author lists some varnishing dos and don'ts, but doesn't explain some very important instances where an artist should not varnish a painting, such as when a layer of oil paint is very thin and so the varnish could not safely be removed in the future. Waiting to varnish a painting for six months is also a very arbitrary suggestion. Some paintings don't take that long to dry, others take longer. Manufacturers such as Gamblin, the maker of Gamvar varnish, explain this well on their website. The author also lists varnish brands that she has personally tried, but offers no notes or comparisons between them. Good for you, I guess? Not trying to be mean, it's just not helpful. Many of the sections are like this. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023 by Some girl

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