Customer Reviews:
Great for a beginner painter.......2007-06-02
I found this book to be very easy to read and helpful with basic concepts needed for a strong foundation in painting with oils. I especially like the info about shading, color for impact and components to make your work more polished.
a bit disappointed.......2007-04-09
I should have listened to the other reviews. The images are yellow toned and it makes it very difficult for a beginner to learn how to mix paint and get the right colors. The book also doesn't guide you on this matter which makes all the difference. I haven't used this book once.
so so book.......2007-01-06
I read this and found only some info helpful. For a beginner this wasn't what I was looking for.
many good tips.......2007-01-06
This book is written by an artist that has a lot of obvious talent and ability which is always a good start for how-to-paint books! His approach to colour particularly sticks in the mind. There are no complete step-by-step demonstations (beginning to end mapped out)- but many snapshots of some of the processes and some of the stages he arrived at before the finished product. Particularly useful for artists interested in landscapes and alla prima. I would recommend this as a book which complements an artist's personal tuition program - but not a book for complete beginners I wouldn't think.
Good beginner instructions.......2007-01-06
I used this book when I first started oil painting, and have referred back to it since. It has good basic instructions - my only critisism is that every painting shown seems to be in the same colors! Everything isn't yellow, after all. I thought maybe there was something wrong with the photos - or else the artist just likes sticking to one color scheme. It did make me look at my own palette more critically. Now I consciously try different color schemes on paintings, just for variety - so maybe it was a good thing...
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Simplify Your Painting.......2006-12-30
Too many colors on your palette? Are you a beginning oil painter? This is the book for you! Morgan Samuel Price lays out the theory and techniques of painting with a basic palette...a few primaries, a couple of earth tones, and that's it. Several lessons are presented for the reader to follow along with. This book will definitely improve your painting.
Oil Painting with a Basic Palette.......2000-05-04
This is a finely illustrated book for beginners through advanced oil painters who are interested mainly in landscape painting. Even the table of contents is illustrated with photos of her paintings and short descriptions for easy access to chapters. Demos are illustrated as well, including how to use and hold brushes, preparing surfaces. The book also examines the basic tenets of painting including value, composition and design, effects of light on color. This is a useful, lovely book to read and use in landscape painting.
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The latest entry in the successful Serious Beginner Series. Now the world's leading authority on oil pastel demonstrates, step by step, how you can become a master of this increasingly popular medium! Oil pastels are easy and flexible to work with, offering artists a virtually unlimited treasury of creative potential. They're also considered a safe alternative to soft pastels. Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner shows both new and veteran artists how to make the most of this fabulous medium. Lessons progress simply and clearly from easy subjects and techniques to the more difficult and complex. First, artists learn how to use oil pastels to create traditional paintings in still life, landscape, and portraiture. Then, they'll discover 12 special, experimental techniques that push the medium of oil pastel to its limits-including impasto, etching, washes, and monoprint; stencil and screen techniques; and even methods for combining oil pastel with soft pastel and mixed media. Whether one is an an amateur artist or experienced veteran, Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner is the ideal one-stop source for mastering of this popular medium.
Customer Reviews:
Misleading ....Title Implies an Overview.......2006-11-23
I am primarily interested in landscape painting, this artist is an accomplished portrait/figure pastellist but his florals and landscapes as evidenced in this book are so poor,,flowers are bright blobs and his landscapes are uninspired heavily into muddy ugly earth colors and of a quality that if i were offered one of his pics I would not give it wall space, The advice in general is pretty good but in no way is this small tome a source of true inspiration,,,unless you are a figure specialist and even then the details as to what hues/actual colors were used are very scanty (if given at all ) To me a near worthless instruction book,,pass on this one as it promises much more than it delivers,,
good introduction to oil pastels.......2006-09-16
The author is a pioneer and talented artist in oil pastel.He gives very valuable info about this medium--a long forgotten and underrated, even though promoted by Pablo Picasso...The book ,however, is 'sketchy' in details and techniques.The illustrations and art work are excellent, but somewhat repetitive...A good introductory book for enthusiasts of oil pastels and beginners, till a better book is written by someone else---after this medium becomes better used and established in the fine art world.Soft pastels have been with us for many decades, thanks to Degas and Mary Cassatt...Oil pastels are still to be pushed by great masters....Fortunately oil pastels are available at various price ranges for students and professionals...One learns more by trying different brands rather that sticking to just a few brands---Holbein or Sennelier...
With increasing concern for toxic dust particles from Soft pastels, oil pastels would be more widely used and this book would serve the newcomers well.
Good if you are already an artist.......2006-05-23
If you are a painter or illustrator who is looking to move from another medium into oil pastels, then this is the book for you. Mr. Elliot is a really talented artist and knows his subject. You will gain a lot from this book.
However, if you have little-to-no drawing/painting experience or you are an absolute beginner (like me), you will find yourself very, very frustrated by this book. I have found a few helpful things here, but overall, I think that I would need a year's study *before* I could effectively utilize Mr. Elliot's book.
fussy but fair.......2006-05-06
This book is a very good book expressly devoted to oil pastels-but that said, in comparison with the only other book on the subject that I know of, it is a distant second. (There are a couple other obscure ones which I haven't seen) My favorite is "Oil Pastel: Materials & Techniques For Today's Artist", by Kenneth Leslie, 1990, Watson-Guptill Pub. Because it is out of print & only available second hand at inflated prices, unless Amazon can bring it back in print, or you are prepared to pay inflated prices (for something you cannot see & evaluate for yourself in advance), we are left with the book by Elliot.
Elliot covers a moderate (compared with Leslie!) amount of basic info & gives you a look at the oil pastel works of other artists as well--something I consider very important, especially if the author's work doesn't grab you, & also because you get to see how other sensibilities handle the medium. And he gives a taste of the history of oil pastels; he talks about various papers, etc; he mentions only two brands: Sennelier & Holbein (both premier brands) but there are others he does not mention which are evaluated in Kenneth Leslie's book. Leslie gives you a ton of facts & ideas: shows you how to make your own oil pastels if you desire, & how to prepare paper, etc., for receiving oil pastels (whose oil content can deteriorate paper) & lots of other info very useful for anyone wishing to know technical stuff about the medium.
Elliot's book is a good companion to the one by Kenneth Leslie, & I consider myself fortunate to have both. But if you could only choose one, & it were available, I would choose Kenneth Leslie's book!
Oil Pastel a medium worthy of more recognition.......2005-10-11
This book is a dream come true for the lovers of the long under-rated medium of oil pastel. Despite the fact that this worthy artists medium was first commissioned by none less than Pablo Picasso, it has remained at most despised by 'serious' artists, as a tool for students or the kindergarten or regarded as a means for sketching or preliminary working of ideas.
John Elliot demonstrates with unbridled enthusiasm that oil pastel is not only an exciting form of expression but perhaps the medium of the future standing along-side oil, soft pastel and the usurper, acrylic as a real option for artistic expression.
The book is a joy to own and J. Elliot leaves no doubt as to the power and flexibility of this medium.
Everything is covered clearly and the illustrations again demonstrate the full versitality of oil pastel, both wax and the new water-soluble media. Instructions are clear and concise drawing from years of experience.
This book is perhaps the 'Bible' of the oil pastel.
At last oil pastel gets the recognition it desesrves.
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The step by step basics of borders and patterns
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Basic Oil Paintings
William West
Manufacturer: Bill West
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0911614257 |
Customer Reviews:
VERY GOOD LESSON BOOK.......2006-12-11
A well thought out oil painting primer with excellent graphics. Not a Paint by number type book, but has good practical advice on setting up composition and selecting a pallet. The paintings by the artist are shown through out the painting process. You can get good feel on how the color is laid to build up the painting. A nice addition to a painters library.
Pretty paintings, few examples.......2005-07-09
I ordered this book online because I like the style of the cover art. Flipping through it, I enjoy almost all of the paintings, many being flower landscapes. But the book gives very few tips beyond the pictures, and there are no true works-in-progress or step-by-step instructions. Sometimes the artist will include a picture of the first rough sketch, but otherwise the pictures are all of final paintings. The book might be good to give seasoned painters a little inspiration, but if you're looking for a how-to, this book isn't the one.
Amazing paintings...brief explanations and advice.......2002-02-02
the mastery with which timothy easton paints made me want to learn from THIS book rather than several others. He appears to use brighter colors (especially greens) than the other painters with instruction books which drew me in. The book is fairly short though and the instruction sections are very brief. For a basics book, I would prefer one that started from square 1 (or even zero) whereas this book seems to jump ahead pretty quickly.
I would say this book is a good companion to "All About Techniques in Oil" which gives more instruction. However, I continue to look at this book for the author's fabulous examples and use of vivid colors.
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The Basics of Oil Painting (The Complete Course on Painting and Drawing)
Parramon Editorial Team
Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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Painting
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ASIN: 0812094034 |
Customer Reviews:
Excellent source.......2000-05-27
This book was a great source of information on oil painting. All the illustrations were a great help to me! My husband is a great oil painter, and I wanted to learn how to myself. Thanks! Anna
Customer Reviews:
Step by Step starter.......2000-05-24
This painting book would be more aptly described as a tutorial on painting different subject matter. IN other words, style is not really considered, but rather this book is a step by step guide on how to put the paint on the canvas effectively. If you want to read about differing styles I would recommend Galton's Oil Painting encyclopedia. This book in contrast, has step by step techniques for painting flowers, portraits, land and seascapes. I found the portraits to be very helpful in their color recommendations and starter ideas. Nevertheless, I was looking for a better-rounded book that covers style as well as technique. If you are new to painting and have no idea where to start, this book might be for you - if you are looking for inspiration on differing styles than try Galton's book.
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Basic Oil Brushwork (Leisure Arts)
Clifford Bayly
Manufacturer: Search Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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ASIN: 0855324449 |
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- Revisit the Grand Canyon through this remarkable book
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The Canyon Revisited: A Rephotography of the Grand Canyon, 1923/1991
Donald L. Baars ,
Rex C. Buchanan , and
John R. Charlton
Manufacturer: Univ of Utah Pr (T)
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0874804582 |
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Re-photography in 1991 of photos taken during the 1923 government survey of the Grand Canyon for the purpose of locating possible dam sites. Changes or lack of changes, in the canyon are clearly shown and described.
Customer Reviews:
Revisit the Grand Canyon through this remarkable book.......2001-07-30
You will, I believe, be fascinated by the side-by-side comparisons of photographs taken in 1923 and 1991, and the remarkable degree of change or lack of change in many of them over the span of 68 years. If you have run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, or hiked it extensively, you will undoubtedly recognize many of the river and rock features that are depicted in this relatively slim volume (167 pages). A favorite of mine is plate 17, Nankoweap Ruins, taken high above the river. This must be one of the most photographed scenes in the Grand Canyon below the rim, and I know that many river runners have their own shot of this same down-river vista in their personal photo albums. There are 45 sets of photographs in the book, and each set comes with a description of the shot, any significant changes that may have occurred, and other information useful for appreciating the photographs.
The authors achieved a nice balance between text and photos, and provided informative historical summaries of both Grand Canyon river running and the 1923 Birdseye Expedition that produced the original photos. Of possible interest to reader/photographers are overhead maps of locations of all of the shots. With the maps yet more "rephotography" can take place in coming years.
If you love the Grand Canyon, especially at river level, I think you'll love this book.
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Hi and Lois No. 7: Father Figure
Mort Walker
Manufacturer: Ace Books
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 044816986X |
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