Publisher's Synopsis
15 artists illustrate the full range of oil painting techniques using step-by-step demonstrations and sequences. The book discusses all aspects of oil painting, including the tools and materials required, with expert advice on how to choose and mix colours and how to prepare the palette. There are sections on preparing a canvas, designing a composition, direct painting, scumbling, blending, layering, glazing, impasto, monotyping, working with light and shadow, handling values, landscape and figure painting, and still life. The artists also illustrate how to develop ideas and solve common painting problems.
