Oil Painting For Dummies by Sherry Stone Clifton

Whether you’re starting a pleasant pastime, picking up where you left off years ago, or beginning a serious pursuit of painting, this is the place to begin. Our goal, more than anything, is to teach you how to paint and give you all the information and support that you need as you progress. When you finish reading it, you’ll feel much more confident about starting to paint. This section gives you a good overview of what it’s like to paint. We also give you some projects to put your skills to use along the way. We cover everything you need to know about how to get started painting, from buying the materials to putting your signature at the bottom. Part I Getting Your Feet Wet in Oil Paint In this part. Paint landscapes and common objects out doorsĬomplete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, Oil Painting For Dummies is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist! Read more.Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes.Develop your design and composition skills.Set up your studio and care for your equipment.You’ll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. You’ll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions.

That’s what you’ll find in Oil Painting For Dummies.Ĭompletely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. You'll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces and how to keep costs down at the art supply store.Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. You'll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. That's what you'll find in Oil Painting For Dummies.Ĭompletely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy.

Oil Painting For Dummies by Sherry Stone Clifton