The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BVJG4XQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 395 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Staiger has taught oil painting for more than thirty-five years; many of her students are now exhibiting and selling their paintings. Brush control, creating the illusion of three dimensions, foolproof color mixing, still-life painting, landscapes, and portraits—every topic is covered in clear text, diagrams, illustrations, exercises, and demonstrations. Here at last are the answers!. Everyone from beginning hobby painters, to art students, to BFA graduates has questions about oil painting. In The Oil Painting Course You’ve Always Wanted, author Kathleen Staiger presents crystal clear, step-by-step lessons that build to reinforce learning. Everything you always wanted to know about oil paintingbut were afraid to ask. Or maybe you weren’t afraid—maybe you just didn’t know what to ask or where to start
Kathleen Staiger has taught painting and drawing at every level for more than thirty-five years. A graduate of Hofstra University with masters degrees in art and literature, she is currently on the faculty of the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Florida, where she lives.
Excellent resource I never took art classes in schoolI didn't take art classes in college. I love to paint, and I am now taking painting classes at the local community college. But I felt as if I was missing a MAJOR amount of material that must have been covered in those lost classes. This book helped me get up to speed and gives excellent tips. I am not a complete beginner, but this book added significantly to my knowledge base.. "Substantive" according to Brian Asquith. Staiger has compiled a wealth of information of use to the beginner in oil painting. Pretty much all the basic considerations of what constitutes a successful painting are covered.She opens with a good overview of the materials required: paints, brushes, supports, easels and a useful piece on mediums and cleaners. Staiger appears to acknowledge that of her audience some are merely curious as to what oil painting entails through to the serious beginner looking for a good foundation of knowledge. Hence economy is apparent with a minimal range o. Oil painting can be tricky - this book helps control oils I got this book from the library. I always knew I could draw, and I always wanted to oil paint. I have a lot of books on oil painting, but I still struggle. Oil paints are tricky, sort of like playing the violin: you have to learn to control them before you start creating with them.Now, it IS for beginners, but it also says for "experienced" because she shows you tricks that maybe you didn't cover in other classes.She incorporates drawing lessons with the painting lessons. If you can't draw and shade a sphere, how are you going to understand
About the AuthorKathleen Staiger has taught painting and drawing at every level for more than thirty-five years. . A graduate of Hofstra University with masters degrees in art and literature, she is currently on the faculty of the Vero Beach Museum of Art in Florida, where she lives