Free shipping on all orders over $79* Limited Time Only
Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Oil Painting For Dummies - Anita Marie Giddings

Oil Painting For Dummies

By: Anita Marie Giddings, Sherry Stone Clifton

eText | 9 February 2011 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

eText

$36.29

or 4 interest-free payments of $9.07 with

 or 

Instant online reading in your Booktopia eTextbook Library *

Why choose an eTextbook?

Instant Access *

Purchase and read your book immediately

Read Aloud

Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you

Study Tools

Built-in study tools like highlights and more

* eTextbooks are not downloadable to your eReader or an app and can be accessed via web browsers only. You must be connected to the internet and have no technical issues with your device or browser that could prevent the eTextbook from operating.

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!

on
Desktop
Tablet
Mobile

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionArts & EntertainmentHistory of Art & Design StylesArt FormsPainting & PaintingsOilsSelf-Help, Personal Development & Practical AdviceHow-toFor Dummies BooksFor Dummies LifestyleGeneral Issues in Art

More in Oils

How to Draw Your Dragon - Sergio Guinot

eBOOK

How to Draw Your Dragon

eBook

$9.99

Painting Victoria - Robert Amos

eBOOK

Painting Victoria

eBook

RRP $30.39

$24.99

18%
OFF
Atmospheric Landscapes using Oils and Cold Wax - Paula Dunn

eBOOK

Atmospheric Landscapes using Oils and Cold Wax

eBook

RRP $29.99

$25.99

13%
OFF
Creative Acrylic Landscapes - Wendy Jelbert

eBOOK

Creative Acrylic Landscapes

eBook

RRP $23.99

$19.99

17%
OFF
Painting More Animals on Rocks - Lin Wellford

eBOOK

Painting More Animals on Rocks

eBook

RRP $21.99

$17.99

18%
OFF
The Light of Christmas - Thomas Kinkade

eBOOK

The Light of Christmas

eBook

RRP $23.99

$19.99

17%
OFF
Places in the Heart - Thomas Kinkade

eBOOK

Places in the Heart

eBook

RRP $16.99

$13.99

18%
OFF
Digital Tile Mosaic - Peter Van Rens

eBOOK

Digital Tile Mosaic

eBook

RRP $16.49

$15.99

This product is categorised by