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Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Painter
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By:
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Steve Allrich
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Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Released:
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July, 1996
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Rating:
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4.6 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This is a great little book! It is not a "How-to Guide" in the strictest, pedantic sense. It's an honest book by a serious artist intended for those new to oil painting, just as the title suggests. That's not to say, however, that it would not be useful to more advanced artists.Those features... more info
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Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
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By:
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John F. Carlson
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From:
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Dover Pubns
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Released:
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June, 1973
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Rating:
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4.2 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This is an essential how to guide for landscape painters. Carlson addresses the real nuts and bolts of how to paint a landscape and effectively deconstructs all aspects of the painted landscape into digestible principles and points. It has many B&W illustrations and examples of Carlson's work.... more info
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Problem Solving for Oil Painters
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By:
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Gregg Kreutz
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Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Released:
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April, 1997
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5.0 / 5.0
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You won't go wrong here. This is an excellent book that explains clearly essentials that you'll need in your art work of most any style and technique. I'm taken back at the talent of the author in painting strikingly beautiful works. Some art books are good reference materials, once read I'm willing... more info
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Painting Beautiful Skin Tones With Color & Light in Oil, Pastel and Watercolor
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By:
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Chris Saper
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North Light Books
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Released:
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September, 2001
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Rating:
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4.7 / 5.0
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If you are aspiring to be a portrait artist, or wish to improve your skills, this is the book for you. Chris Saper presents the needed knowledge for capturing the essence of a good portrait in a clear and concise manner. This book is beautiful in its presentation with its many colors charts, demos,... more info
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Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color
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By:
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Lois Griffel
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Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Released:
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May, 1994
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4.9 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Artists are always striving to increase their understanding of light and the way it affects color.In her book, Lois Griffel presents straightforward and concise ways to do this. Following her directions for painting studies of colored blocks in different lighting conditions, I learned more about... more info
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Richard Schmid Paints the Figure; Advanced Techniques in Oil.
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By:
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Richard, Schmid
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From:
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Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Released:
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November, 1973
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Rating:
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3.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
I am a figurative painter and I have read this book. I can only conjecture that all the recent publicity about Richard Schmid has raised the price of this book to the outer limits!
I was glad I didn't fall into this price-hipe trap. The book originally sold for around $12.95 and I think that as a... more info
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The Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Watson-Guptill Materials and Techniques)
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By:
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Bill Creevy
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Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Released:
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March, 1999
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Rating:
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4.6 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
I have looked for alot of books on glazing, and wish I had found this one years ago. The book explains very well all aspects of oil painting, materials, tools, mediums, you name it and in great length. The last chapters cover glazing very well. You can't go wrong with this book and doesn't matter... more info
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Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light & Color
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By:
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Kevin D. MacPherson
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From:
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North Light Books
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Released:
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March, 2000
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Rating:
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4.5 / 5.0
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I am a watercolorist but just knew I had to buy Kevin Macpherson's book, "Fill your Oil Paintings w/ Light and Color". I figured the principles would be the same for all painting and I was right. This book is my best investment of the year.The principles he lays down for building a painting are... more info
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Creating Impressionist Landscapes in Oil
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By:
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Colley Whisson, Hal Barton
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From:
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International Artist Publishing
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Released:
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November, 2001
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
The visual demonstrations are certainly helpful but Colley's
techniques are not fast tricks and gimmicks.He emphasizes the importance of good draftsmanship (drawing)
in his art. A whole section is devoted to showing the
relationship between preliminary sketches/drawings and... more info
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