Beginning oil : tips and techniques for learning to paint in oil / Jan Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jan, author.

Series:

Portfolio

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 pages) : color illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Lake Forest, CA : Walter Foster, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Perfect for beginning and intermediate artists, Beginning Oil makes painting with oil simple, accessible, and approachable for artists of all skill levels.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

GETTING STARTED

TOOLS &amp

MATERIALS

SETTING UP YOUR WORKSPACE

KEEPING A SKETCHBOOK

ALL ABOUT COLOR

COLOR ESSENTIALS

COLOR HARMONY

MIXING COLORS

MATCHING COLORS

USING COLOR TO CREATE THREE-DIMENSIONALITY

MASTERING THE BRUSH

FIRST THINGS FIRST

PAINTING TECHNIQUES

UNDERSTANDING FORM

DESIGN &amp

COMPOSITION

SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY , SIMPLIFY

ADDING INTEREST

THE RULE OF THIRDS

THE FIGURE IN LANDSCAPES

PAINTING WITH A FEW STROKES

LAND &amp

WATER

LANDSCAPES

VERTICAL LINES &amp

TREES

WATER: REFLECTIONS &amp

MOVEMENT

PAINTING THE SKY

CREATING MOOD &amp

ATMOSPHERE

SHOWING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT

ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE

MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE

MOOD + WARM &amp

COOL TEMPERATURES

STILL-LIFE PAINTING

INTRODUCTION TO STILL LIFES

PAINTING WITH A SINGULAR FOCUS

A STUDY IN COMPOSITION

THE ILLUSION OF FABRIC

ABOUT THE ARTIST.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 16, 2017).

ISBN:

9781633224278

1633224279