The fun and easy way to discover your inner artist through oil painting!

Have you always wanted to paint with oil? Now you can! This friendly guide gives you all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You'll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create the right composition. And you'll practice your new skills by painting a variety of subjects, from portraits to still lifes to landscapes.

Choose the right supplies

Develop your design and

composition skills

Practice sketches and brush strokes

Set up your studio and care

for your equipment

Work on a variety of compositions

Publisher:

For Dummies

ISBN:

9780470182307

Publication date:

January 2008

Length:

253mm

Width:

202mm

Thickness:

19mm

Weight:

993g

Pages:

303

Illustrations:

Illustrated

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Illustrated

• Introduction.Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet in Oil Paint.Chapter 1: So You Want to Paint.Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Oils.Chapter 3: Assembling Your Materials.Chapter 4: Preparing to Paint.Chapter 5: Walking Through the Painting Process.Part II: Break Out the Brushes and Start Painting!Chapter 6: A Study in Black and White.Chapter 7: Mixing Color and Three Oil Studies.Chapter 8: Putting Paint to Canvas: Brushstrokes and Glazing Techniques.Part III: People, Places, and Things.Chapter 9: Tricky Still Life Subjects Made Easy.Chapter 10: Take It Outside: Landscapes.Chapter 11: Basic Portrait Painting 101.Chapter 12: Beyond Portraiture: More on Painting People.Part IV: Color and Design.Chapter 13: Planning Your Painting.Chapter 14: Shape, Space, and the Surface of Your Painting.Chapter 15: How the Parts of a Composition Work Together.Chapter 16: Communicating Ideas Visually.Chapter 17: Using Color with Confidence.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 18: Ten Strategies to Immediately Improve Your Painting.Chapter 19: Ten Artists You Should Know: The Painter's Painters.Index.