The Ultimate Oil Painting Solution: For Landscape Art, Portraiture and Still Life

This hefty oil painting compilation book is an amalgam of three books (also available singly): ‘Why do my Clouds Look Like Cotton Wool?’ a problem-solver for landscape painting; ‘Why do my Skin Tones Look Lifeless?’ a problem-solver for portrait painting, and ‘Why do my Ellipses Look Like Doughnuts?’ a problem-solver for still life painting. Each section comprises 26 common ‘peeves’ (in the form of chapters) associated with the oil painting area concerned, and therefore 78 such peeves and suggested solutions can be found within. Each section also possesses a step by step painting demonstration associated with the subject area. The ‘peeves’ selected represent common problem areas students have experienced in my art classes. Such peeves include the rendering of ellipses, darkening skin colours, mixing greens and many other peeves. Key chapters in this book cover the colour theory, perspectives, drawing ellipses, the golden section, tonal values, art techniques, the nature of pigments, essential art materials, drawing methods, painting on a budget, types of gessoes, skin colours and much more. The aim of this book is to find a ‘cure’ for a given issue and enable the developing artist to improve in the future. Most of all, to encourage creativity and growing confidence. Dimensions of book 8x10in and 234 pages. Kindle version also available. The author has a BA Hons Degree in Fine Art from London as well as a PCET teaching qualification from Warwick.