Discover Oil Painting
by Julie Gilbert Pollard
ISBN-10
1440341281
ISBN-13
9781440341281
Publisher
North Light BooksPublished on
May 4, 2016Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Trade PaperDimensions
8.25 x 0.30 x 10.80 In
Weight
1.15 Pounds
List Price
$22.99
About the Book
You Can Paint With Oils!
An easy and fun introduction to landscape painting.
Discover Oil Painting is a complete course on painting landscapes in oils. This fun and easy guide is loaded with time-honored methods, techniques and tutorials along with ways to tweak those ideas to suit your own painting personality.
No matter what your experience (or lack of experience!) you will learn how to paint beautiful works of art in no time.
* 21 step-by-step painting demonstrations tackle skies, foliage, wildflowers, water, rocks and more
* Easy-to-understand lessons demystify composition, color, value, paint application techniques, and other key concepts
* Expert tips and advice honed over nearly 35 years of professional teaching and painting
With master teacher Julie Gilbert Pollard, you will walk through the painting process in manageable steps, from laying out a palette and overcoming the initial intimidation of a blank canvas, to designing strong compositions and achieving brilliant, yet believable color. Along this path to successful landscapes, you will find the stepping stones to losing yourself in the journey and discovering the pure pleasure in painting with oils and using your own creativity.