- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Watson-Guptill; New edition edition (Mar 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0823032744
- ISBN-13: 978-0823032747
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 1 x 26.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 762 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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#224,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #65 in Books > Arts & Photography > Instructional & How-To > Painting
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Without equal anywhere in print today, this is the most complete guide to oil painting materials, and how to use them to derive best results from the medium.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A big disappointment,
By Michael (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Paperback)
I was seriously disappointed with this book. So disappointed in fact that I am returning it to Amazon. This will be the first time I've ever returned a book to Amazon. The book does cover materials well, but where it falls short is everything else. He goes straight from materials into painting techniques. He skips color theory all together. No mention of a simple palette for beginners, warm/cold colors, mixing secondary & tertiary colors. I can't imagine a book geared towards beginners that doesn't cover this. This book is definitely not "step-by-step", many styles have no steps whatsoever. For example in Alla Prima he just shows several different paintings, and the reader has no idea how he did it. Other styles just have a few steps. None of the steps are adequate to attempt a similar painting. As one other reviewer said, his paintings are a little on the blurry side. I picked up "Oils (Step-by-Step Art School)" by Patricia Seligman and it is simply wonderful. It has less info on materials (most of which aren't useful for a beginner anyway) and more much emphasis on color theory and detailed step-by-step examples of various styles. The color theory section is absolutely fantastic. If you just want to read about materials and see a few paintings done in various styles, this Creevy's book is for you. But if you want to learn how to actually do these different styles, look elsewhere.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Reference,
By shyla (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Paperback)
Having no experience with oil painting at all I found this book easy to understand with a very helpful approach to the products and mediums available in today's market. Informative and well written any person new to oil will find it of great value as a resource and reference in their art library.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent reference for the oil painter,
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This review is from: The Oil Painting Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Paperback)
I have quite 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 also an interesting and informative book on oil painting techniques, such as glazing and scumbling (truly excellent on these topics), alla prima, wiping out method, and many more.However, I have found it to be the most useful as a reference book for oil painting materials. Its section on oil paint brands is outstanding - not only are the major brands evaluated, but also the specialty small 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 thoroughly defines and discusses over 18 different mediums, which provides an excellent starting point for someone learning about oil painting. Nothing beats actually experimenting with the mediums yourself, but it helps to read about them beforehand to see what kind of effects they achieve. I highly recommend this book.
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