Oil: Creative Techniques
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764161466 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Oil: Creative Techniques A. J. Campbell It was a very good book, but It wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I'm sure there will be some things in it that I can use.. "Cool effects, unclear directions and conflicting instrucations" according to JBook. Pros: I was in a rut with my recent painting process and thought a book like this might remind me of techniques I hadn't used in a while or expose me to some new ideas. I did get a few moments of inspiration so that's worth something I guess.Cons: The instructions are a little generalized and unclear on how to get certain effects. Also, and this for me was major, instructions later in the book were in direct opposition to recommendations in
Color illustrations on every page.. Oil is Barron's first title in the new and innovative Creative Techniques art instruction series. Close examination of these techniques can serve as sources of inspiration for the student's own work. All Creative Techniques titles speak especially to students and experienced amateurs who want to improve their repertory of techniques in various art media. This book also includes information of a general nature on brushes, canvas, pigments, varnishes, thinners, and other useful tools and materials. Illustrations of representative oil paintings in each of the 14 approaches--by distinguished artists as different from each other as Paul Cézanne, Paul Signac, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Hans Hoffmann, and Georgia O'Keeffe--are analyzed and explained with instruction that will guide students toward achieving the demonstrated effects. Oil presents 14 distinctive, strikingly different approaches to oil painting, encouraging students to assess and analyze highly individual techniques that were pioneered by renowned past artists. In seeing and understanding different approaches, students are inspired to advance their own skills beyond simple copying and develop imaginative new modes of personal expression