Great Material Technic
Without equivalent anyplace in print today, this is the most finish guide to oil painting materials, and how to use them to derive best results from the medium.
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Buying toys that have been well designed and made of high quality materials will grant your kids to connect with them for years to come.
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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful.
 A good book for self-taught artists- beginning >intermediate
By The Artist
OK, so the format of this page only allows you to give one rating, indiscriminating of what kind of readers the book is aiming towards. I’d like more details, as the following:
1) 5-star for self-taught and beginning oil painters.
2) About 3.5 -> 4-star for intermediate oil painters.
3) Nice to own as a reference book for progressed and accomplished. No rating necessary.
So, there you had it. If you are new to oil painting, this book is a nice and PRACTICAL road map on presently commercially available materials (including oil paints of dissimilar brands, oil sticks, oil mediums, solvents, varnishes, supports, brushes, tools, etc.. – you know, “oil materials”).
This book is also a good coverage of “basic” oil techniques. These include the procedure of going from drawing to painting using charcoal, pastel, conte’ crayon; as well as “basic” oil painting proficiencies such as sketching, alla prima, wet-on-wet, etc… Perhaps the most talked-about feature of the book is the chapter when it comes to glazing and scumbling. Yep, those “Old Master’s techniques”. To be fair, this is not the only book that covers the Old Master’s techniques. However, it does provide the readers with elaborate demonstrations on creating paintings using glazing techniques. In addition, a discussion on presently available TRANSPARENT oil paints (necessary for glazing) is in regards to the most charming thing in the book.
Finally, a chapter when it comes to alkyds, oil sticks, and water-miscible oils sums up this book for readers who take delight in substitute media; along with a list of suppliers for practical purposes.
For modern painters who take delight in more exhaustive discussions on oil materials and painting techniques, I suggest that they go for a more indepth (and less pictorial) title, such as “The Artist’s Handbook of Materials and Techniques” by Ralph Mayer, from which some selective information in this book is derived.
As for the remarks regarding “poor” drawings and paintings in the book, I hate to confess that there is a heap of truth to them. In my opinion, the author primarily focussed on the technique (rather than presentation) side of the issue. As a result, a great deal of of the final paintings look like “child’s play”. Ironically, readers now and then see “how outstanding the book is” just by “how outstanding the paintings in the book are”.
In terms of “the bottom line”, you may “go no wrong” owning this book. If this is the initial oil technique book you consider owning, then go for it. For others, it serves well as an further and added title to your art library, even though numerous may live just fine without it.
54 of 55 people found the following review helpful.
If you are mesmerized in oil painting, get started with this book.
By A
This book makes most others seem thirty years out of date. Creevy offers up-to-date info on oil paints, solvents, supports, brushes, etc. He likewise discusses compatible materials for mixed media work. This is NOT a step by step guide to painting specific subjects. Rather, it is an splendid tool for beginning or experienced oil painters who want to comprehend how their chosen medium in truth works.
34 of 34 persons found the following review helpful.
Excellent reference for the oil painter
By R. Street
I have rather a few oil paintings books, and I consider Bill Creevy’s ‘The Oil Painting Book’ to be one of the best reference books in my collection. It is likewise an interesting and informative book on oil painting techniques, such as glazing and scumbling (truly magnificent on these topics), alla prima, wiping out method, and galore more.
However, I have found it to be the most utile as a reference book for oil painting materials. Its section on oil paint brands is great – not only are the major brands evaluated, but likewise the special line of work little company brands. Particularly strong is the section on oil painting mediums. To me this is such a challenging area for someone beginning oil painting. This book exhaustively defines and discusses over 18 dissimilar mediums, which provides an magnificent starting point for an individual learning when it comes to oil painting. Nothing beats in truth experimenting with the mediums yourself, but it helps to read when it comes to them beforehand to see what kind of effects they achieve.
I highly commend this book.
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