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The Oil Artist's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Oil Painting for the Home Artist (Artist's Handbook Series)

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A favored medium of artists down through the centuries, oil painting allows a nearly infinite range of expression for the artist. Here is instruction in all aspects of oil painting, starting with stretching and sizing the canvas, to color mixing, brushwork, use of the palette knife, composing a picture, and taking it to completion. Titles in the new Artist�s Handbook Series are designed for dedicated amateurs but will also by used and valued by professional artists. Each title in the series has a sturdy hardcover binding, allowing it to be taken out to the field as handily as it is used in the studio. The books� hidden spiral bindings keep pages lying flat, so students can work freely with their art materials without having to fight with their instruction manual. Each title supplements textual instruction with more than 400 color illustrations showing paintings in various stages of completion. There is detailed information on artists� tools, techniques, mixing colors, creating special effects, and trouble-shooting to correct errors. All Artist�s Handbooks show examples of works by famous artists in the respective media to help students see how each medium has been used by world- renowned masters. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ B E S Pub Co


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2003


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764156209


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 05


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,971,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #354 in Oil Painting


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Painting Without the Fuss
Format: Spiral-bound
I took up oil painting when I acquired a starter kit somebody had bought and then become bored with, and while I can't draw or paint, I figured that it'd be a waste of time since I can't even draw, but I'd fool with the paint since I had it, and I borrowed a couple of library books to help me along. This was one of the books I checked out, and I liked it so much, I decided to buy it. It makes oil painting so simple. You just flip through it and it explains everything about the uses of tools, colors, and various effects. There's not a whole lot of importance placed on certain convoluted steps you just HAVE to do in order to do it right, or any of the things that always scared me away from taking an art class. That's my favorite part about this book, that it does away with the intimidating nature of learning to paint. It is as it says, a practical guide. If I want a certain effect, I look for an example that has such an effect, and read the surrounding text to see how to create it. It has wonderful color charts that I use for just about everything, from matching colors in a photo to figuring out whether I need to buy a new tube of paint to create a certain color. It explains all the stuff on the shelves at my art store, and the uses of those items, so I don't have to ask the clerk who may or may not know anything about oil painting. When I'm out of ideas, or just wanting to play around with leftover paint, it has suggested subjects to practice. I feel so confident with the basic knowledge this book has provided that I'm no longer hesitant to take a class in oil painting. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2004 by Rene
    • Good start
Format: Spiral-bound
This is a good book for beginners and for anyone interested in the art of oil painting since it provides an "introduction", or general overview, into oil painting since it covers all the basic techniques, tips, and tricks. It may not be for those who want a more detailed step-by-step type of instruction manual (get a video or take an art class). Yet it is easy to read with short chapters that stand alone as reference. Book has lots of colorful pictures of paintings from famous artists so you can see the types of painting styles it talks about. A decent manual, inspirational and highly recommended reading. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2010 by Micky
    • También este libro llegó.
Format: Spiral-bound
Me gusta el libro. Está enfocado para principiantes.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023 by Julián Veiga Machado
    • Not Recommended.
Format: Spiral-bound
I'm a amateur artist who, after an absence of painting for a year, thought it would be good to read up on technique before I began painting again. I was not impressed. Both the images and the instruction were lacking. I've read much better intro art books. I don't believe this book would help a beginner, amateur, or professional. I would recommend looking for a different book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2009 by Gary J. King
    • Four Stars
Format: Spiral-bound
I for one think this is great!! I refer to it all the time!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015 by Kerry Rock
    • Great book for new artists!
Format: Spiral-bound
This is just what I was looking for as an artist's help book. Very happy with my purchase. Thanks!
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015 by Pat H.
    • Appropriately Named
Format: Spiral-bound
Since this book is about the size of your hand, it was appropriately named. However, the small size of the pages(aprox 5"x7") results in many tiny photographs that make it difficult, if not impossible to "see". Being somewhat of a beginner in oil painting, the brush strokes and the techniques of how to actually apply the paint are the most important information to me. I found that the demonstrations and step-by-step instructions in this book to be lacking visually because of their small size and there also seemed to be large gaps in the steps given. One small example is that the timing of each stage of the painting, which in working with oils is critical, is never fully explained. It one respect, it was assumed that one already knew how to mix the paint with mediums, or how much drying time to allow between steps. Yet there seems to be much attention given to information that is needed only by one who is painting for the very first time. (such as discussions on supplies) There is a large variety of subject material in this book, but with only a little information about each one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2004 by Cooper
    • Five Stars
Format: Spiral-bound
Nice reference book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2015 by Darlene K

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