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Practical Oil Painting : the comprehensive guide to materials and techniques / Gerald Woods.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Gerald.
- Series:
- Practical art school
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Painting--Technique.
- Painting.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Other Title:
- Oil painting
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Courage Books, 1996.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Materials and Techniques. The Studio; Canvas and Other Supports; Priming; Brushes and Painting Knives; Easels; Palettes; Paint Additives; Oil Paints; Brush Techniques; Underpainting and Underdrawing; Painting Alla Prima; Wet-in-Wet; Color; Contrast and Harmony in Color; Color Exercises; Tone; Composition; Scale and Proportion; Rhythm and Movement; Form and Structure; Perspective; Painting from Drawing; Painting from Photographs
- The Projects. How the Projects Work; Still Life
- Bowl of Fruit; Glazes and Impasto
- Vase of Flowers; Interior
- Through the Window; Sky Study
- Clouds; Nature Study
- Trees; Perspective
- Formal Garden; Landscape
- Sunset in the Mountains; Travel
- Boats at Anchor; A Change of Scene
- Provençal Chapel; Portrait
- Man in a Turban.
- Notes:
- "Copyright © 1996 Colour Library Books Ltd. CLB 4080"--Title page verso.
- "This book was designed and created by The Bridgewater Book Company Ltd. Designed by Peter Bridgewater/Annie Moss. Edited by Viv Croot. Managing Editor Anna Clarkson. Photography by Zul Mukhida. Typesetting by Kirsty Wall."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 1561385646
- 9781561385645
- OCLC:
- 34581928
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