Choosing and Mixing Colours for Painting: An Essential Guide to Colour and How to Use It Successfully in Your Painting

Arts & Photography

Galton, Jeremy

History & Criticism

Cassell & Co (A member of the Orion Publishing Group)

Cassell Illustrated*

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia of oil painting by professional and award-winning artist, Jeremy Galton Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this A-Z reference covers a multitude of topics concerning oil painting. The book is divided into two sections: the first provides step-by-step demonstrations that guide artists through a variety of techniques, from basic color mixing through to creating special effects such as peinture a l'essence and sgraffito. The second part focuses on themes, illustrating how individual artists tackle a number of common subjects, including landscapes, buildings, portraits, still life, skies and water. This resource provides a wealth of stimulating ideas to help artists--both amateurs and veterans--develop their own oil-painting style.

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

Drawing

Headline Book Publishing

Visually demonstrates oil painting techniques, advises on canvases and paint, and features works by well-known artists to illustrate different approaches to landscape, portrait, and still life painting

Running Pr Book Pub

This reference book for art students, teachers, and professionals presents examples of finished paintings, as well as color charts that demonstrate color mixing as it applies to watercolors, acrylics, and oils. Students learn how to choose and mix colors to produce the maximum color range from the minimum number of paints. The book starts with a comprehensive, illustrated explanation of color theory, demonstrated with reference to the color wheel of primary and secondary colors. In separate sections that follow, the authors—each an expert in different paint media—show how to approach watercolors, acrylics, and oils. In addition to color charts, the book presents reproductions of gallery paintings in all three media to show how various hues are created and used. Still life illustrations, each with a detailed analysis of its color make-up, enable students to put theory into practice. Hundreds of color illustrations.

Color Mixing for Artists: Minimum Colors for Maximum Effect, Using Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils

Mirza, Jill

Harris, Nick

Graphic Design

B E S Pub Co

A practical guide answers all the common questions about how to best use color in all major painting media, including oil, watercolor, and acrylic, and helps artists attain desired shades with full-color instructions.

Color: Lessons & Exercises to Develop Your Painting & Drawing Technique (Seeing Things Simply)

Book Sales

With concise, clear instructions and easy-to-read color charts, Mix Your Own Oil Colors is a valuable reference tool that takes you through the fundamentals of color theory, teaching you terms such as hue, value, and saturation. In addition, it provides the exact proportions for mixing dozens of blues, yellows, reds, pinks, oranges, greens, and purples. As you discover the joys of mixing both vibrant and nuanced colors, you also will learn how to mix a range of rich neutrals using complementary or primary colors, how to darken colors without resorting to black, and much more. Beginners and experienced artists alike will appreciate this comprehensive guide that shows them how to mix just about any oil paint color!

Mix Your Own Oils: An Artist's Guide to Successful Color Mixing

Other Media

This hardcover guidebook with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for budding artists to keep handy and reference often. The stylish design of this collection of ticks or tricks, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and provides useful tips for more advanced readers. Everyone can draw, but few can do it well. This step-by-step book takes the reader through each key stage, beginning with advice on choosing the right equipment, how to hold a pencil, and drawing basic shapes. This is the perfect book for the reader who is new to the art and looking for the perfect professional guide, painting them in the right direction. Drawing Tips and Tricks takes readers through techniques step by step, guarantees they've got a clear grasp of the basics while knowing exactly when to go it alone and experiment. Drawiing Tips and Tricks covers the terrific effects which can be achieved using colored pencils by explaining techniques such as crosshatching, shading and stippling and guides readers through portraying still life, rendering outdoor scenes, drawing interiors, and drawing people and animals.

Drawing Tips & Tricks (Artist's Bibles)

Chartwell Books

Find out what you can do with oil paints. Make brushwork more expressive and add shadows. Try a full complement of creative techniques. Breathtaking examples of finished paintings, analyzed in detail, guide you through a range of themes, including architecture, figures, and landscapes.

The Encyclopedia Of Oil Painting Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques

Painting

Sterling

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Choosing and Mixing Colours for Painting: An Essential Guide to Colour and How to Use It Successfully in Your Painting

Choosing and Mixing Colours for Painting: An Essential Guide to Colour and How to Use It Successfully in Your Painting

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

Color Mixing for Artists: Minimum Colors for Maximum Effect, Using Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils

Color: Lessons & Exercises to Develop Your Painting & Drawing Technique (Seeing Things Simply)

Mix Your Own Oils: An Artist's Guide to Successful Color Mixing

Drawing Tips & Tricks (Artist's Bibles)

The Encyclopedia Of Oil Painting Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques