Oils and Acrylics Foundation Course

by Nick Tidman with Curtis Tappenden

• ISBN13: 9781844031443
• ISBN10: 1844031446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-28
• Publisher: Cassell Illustrated

Summary

Two of the most popular painting media are traditional, rich oils and modern, quick-drying acrylics. With this abundantly illustrated art academy in a book, you'll see exactly how to exploit the properties of these distinctive paints by experimenting with technique, and correcting as you go. Find out all about tools and materials, making those first brush strokes, and mastering basic techniques. Take advantage of the professional tips, tricks, and rescue remedies offered on every page; learn all about using color brilliantly; and begin those very first paintings with confidence.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(6)
Tools and materials	12	(24)
Brushes and painting knives	14	(2)
Paints - oils	16	(2)
Paints - acrylics	18	(2)
Other media	20	(2)
Painting mediums	22	(2)
Papers and other supports	24	(2)
Stretching canvas	26	(2)
Stretching paper	28	(2)
Your palette	30	(2)
Colour theory	32	(2)
Learning about tone	34	(2)
Techniques	36	(40)
Brushmarks	38	(2)
Washes and glazes	40	(2)
Opaque and impasto	42	(4)
Underpainting and alla prima	46	(2)
Knife painting	48	(4)
Creating textures	52	(6)
Wax resist	58	(2)
Broken colour	60	(2)
Sgraffito	62	(2)
Oil-paint sticks	64	(2)
Monoprinting	66	(2)
Mixed media	68	(4)
Troubleshooting	72	(4)
Making pictures	76	(28)
Ordering your studio space	78	(2)
Planning a work	80	(2)
Getting started	82	(2)
Composition and balance	84	(2)
Looking at light and how it changes	86	(2)
Getting inspiration indoors	88	(2)
Getting inspiration outdoors	90	(2)
Working on location	92	(2)
Looking at the masters	94	(4)
The language of paint	98	(2)
Abstraction	100	(2)
Rhythm	102	(2)
Masterclasses	104	(34)
Painting a townscape: French coast	106	(4)
Landscape 1: Olive trees	110	(6)
Changing light: Window reflections	116	(4)
Landscape 2: Greek coastal scene	120	(4)
Portrait: Study of Walter	124	(4)
Still life: Bottles and pears	128	(4)
Series painting: By the sea	132	(6)
Glossary	138	(4)
Index	142	(2)
Acknowledgements and Picture credits	144