Oil Painting category: 95 books

A troubleshooting guide for portraiture. Portraiture is often seen as the last frontier of representational art as every detail has huge consequences upon whether a portrait looks like the person depicted. The beginner need not venture far before encountering a possible minefield of problems....

The equivalent of a foundation course in traditional oil painting for beginning to intermediate level artists, this in-depth book uses the still life as a practical way to master oil techniques. The still life is a practical, forgiving genre as it does not require the likeness of a portrait or the...

Everything 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...

Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. That’s what you’ll find in...

This art instruction tome forms the perfect companion to a new set of oil paints. It will be a long time before the prospecting artist need ever find inspiration on what to paint again.An amalgamation of 3 art instruction books: 10 Bite-Sized Oil Painting Projects Book: 1, 2 and 3 means a wealth of...

What does the artist paint after receiving a set of oil painting materials?A challenging project may not be sought after, merely simple exercises to get the wheels turning. Such projects may require a few hours to complete and entail basic art materials.This is where this book comes...

This in depth painting demonstration explores a tailored approach in achieving sfumato effects when painting Leonardo da Vinci’s the Mona Lisa in oils. To be included within my forthcoming book, Skin Tones in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides from Old Masters, available soon, this painting project...

You Can Paint With Oils! An easy and fun introduction to landscape painting. Discover Oil Painting is a complete course on painting landscapes in oils. This fun and easy guide is loaded with time-honored methods, techniques and tutorials along with ways to tweak those ideas to suit your own...

How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of...

Producing still life art is a popular pastime, for not only is the artist in control of the environment but also the subject matter. But a creative block may occur when it comes to rendering convincing orange peel, getting smooth effects for highlights, working under shifting lighting conditions or...

This workshop manual will catapult your results to pro status! Yes! You REALLY can paint like this! In a Real Art Lesson, you'll be right there, looking over my shoulder while I create 2 great paintings. (Learn how to paint realism in oils with artist Delmus Phelps) Thousands of people...

In this workshop manual, you will learn techniques in how to produce this wonderful fall landscape scene. The techniques learned will also improve skills in other genres of painting, but mostly, will bring the FUN back into your oil painting endeavors. Hi! I'm Delmus Phelps and I've been painting...

This second book in the series provides ten further step-by-step demonstrations designed to fulfil any newly-acquired set of oil painting materials. Opportunities can be found in the form of bluebells, snow, glass, grapes, a lemon, a Monet classic, a canyon, a dramatic sunset, a hillside and a Cornish...

Aspiring oil painters can take a journey with four accomplished oil artists as they follow along with step-by-step demonstrations that feature a variety of techniques and a range of subject matter. Artists of all skill levels will appreciate the appeal of each approach as they learn to paint tropical...