All About Techniques in Oil

by Parramon Editorial Team

• ISBN13: 9780764150456
• ISBN10: 0764150456
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

This book starts with advice on choosing pigments, canvas, and equipment, then instructs on the use of brushes, knives, and other artist's tools. The theory of color and its combinations is treated in detail, and then the art student is guided step-by-step through the creation of landscapes, portraits, nudes, still-lifes, animal illustrations, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface	5	(1)
MATERIALS AND TOOLS	6	(30)
Paint	6	(4)
Supports	10	(6)
Brushes	16	(6)
Additives for Oil Paint	22	(6)
Paintboxes and Cases	28	(2)
Palettes, Palette Knives, and Cups	30	(2)
Easels and Seats	32	(2)
Other Materials and Accessories	34	(2)
OIL TECHNIQUES	36	(66)
Stretching Canvas on Stretcher Bars	36	(2)
Priming	38	(4)
Using a Brush	42	(4)
Using a Palette Knife	46	(2)
How to Make Oil Paints and Use the Palette	48	(2)
One Color	50	(4)
Two Colors	54	(2)
Three Colors	56	(8)
Background Color	64	(2)
Oil Painting Procedure: "Fat Over Lean"	66	(2)
Painting Over Wet Paint: Painting alla prima	68	(2)
Painting Over Dry Paint: Painting in Stages	70	(2)
Painting with Diluted Paint: Painting with Glazes	72	(2)
Painting with a Palette Knife	74	(2)
Painting with Impasto	76	(2)
Painting with Small Strokes of Color	78	(2)
Painting Over a Base of Oil: Creating Atmosphere	80	(2)
Tricks of the Trade	82	(20)
SUBJECTS FOR OILS	102	(40)
Skies	102	(6)
Water	108	(6)
Vegetation	114	(10)
Flesh Tones	124	(6)
Animal Textures	130	(8)
Glass	138	(2)
Metal	140	(2)
Topic Finder	142