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  Oil Painting For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) (Paperback) By (author) Anita Marie Giddings, By (author) Sherry Stone Clifton

  

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  Short Description for Oil Painting For DummiesNobody ever said that oil painting was easy. 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. That's what you'll find in Oil Painting For Dummies.
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  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Published: 05 February 2008
  • Format: Paperback 320 pages
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  • Categories: Oils | Art Techniques & Principles
  • ISBN 13: 9780470182307 ISBN 10: 047018230X
  • Sales rank: 100,316

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• Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. 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. That's what you'll find in Oil Painting For Dummies. Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has 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 stunning compositions. 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. Discover how to:* Choose the right supplies* Set up your studio and care for your equipment* Handle your materials safely* Develop your design and composition skills* Make practice sketches and studies* Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes* Try out different compositions* Mix any color you want* Simplify tricky still-life subjects* Paint landscapes and common objects out doors* Paint portraits and the human form Complete 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!