The New Oil Painting
Your Essential Guide to Materials and Safe Practices
Kimberly Brooks
- 232 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The New Oil Painting
Your Essential Guide to Materials and Safe Practices
Kimberly Brooks
About This Book
Here is everything you need to know about getting into oil paintingâand maintaining a safe, solvent-free oil painting practiceâin a slim, sophisticated guide. Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using harsh chemicals. All of that changes now. The New Oil Painting walks you step-by-step through oil painting fundamentalsâwhich materials you actually need, how to mix paint, how to set up your painting spaceâand, most revolutionary of all, how to eliminate harmful solvents from your work and replace them with safe, effective substitutes. This instructional handbook is organized into chapters with helpful diagrams throughout illustrating various techniques and tools. Whether you're a true beginner or have been painting with oils for years, you will find that this book has everything you need to build a new, thriving, toxin-free practice.⢠UNIQUE APPROACH: Not only does this book help aspiring artists build a repertoire of skills and materials, it also offers all artists, regardless of their experience levels, methods for eliminating solvents and other toxic substances from their oil painting practices. What was once a dangerous pastime is now a guilt-free, health-conscious, and rewarding activity. And using safe, nontoxic materials is better for the environment!
⢠LONG-TERM USE: Good art instruction can deliver over a long period of time, and this handy guide is no exception. Along with being able to use this as an entryway into oil painting, you can also use it for reference or reread sections when you need a brushup.
⢠EXPERT AUTHOR WITH IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS: Painter Kimberly Brooks was the founding arts editor at Huffington Post. As a painter, she exhibits her work frequently throughout the United States and was a featured artist with the National Endowment for the Arts. She has led oil painting workshops, and now she shares her vast knowledge of the subject in this accessible and comprehensive handbook.Perfect for: ⢠Artists and art aspirants interested in exploring a new medium
⢠Experienced oil painters looking to eliminate solvents from their practices
⢠Painting students and teachers
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PART 1
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MATERIALS
YOUR SPACE
EASELS
$ | Stanrite #500 Aluminum Easel |
Easels by Blick Studio | |
Creative Mark Table Easel | |
SoHo Urban Artist Lightweight Mahogany French Easel (INCLUDES DRAWER) | |
Blick French Easel by Jullian (INCLUDES DRAWER) | |
$$ | Testrite âSuperiorâ Studio Easel |
The Dulce Easel | |
Creative Mark Mirage All Media Adjustable Studio Easel (WITH WHEELS) | |
Da Vinci Multi-angle Convertible Easel | |
$$$ | Santa Fe Easel |
Halley Easel | |
University Easel |