The Encyclopedia of Oil Techniques

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia by professional and award-winning artist, Jeremy Galton.

Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this A-Z reference covers a multitude of topics concerning oil painting. The book is divided into two sections: the first provides step-by-step demonstrations that guide artists through a variety of techniques, from basic colour mixing through to creating special effects such as peinture a l'essence and sgraffito. The second part focuses on themes, illustrating how individual artists tackle a number of common subjects, including landscapes, buildings, portraits, still life, skies and water.

This resource provides a wealth of stimulating ideas to help artists both amateurs and veterans develop their own oil-painting style.

Book Contents

Introducing acrylics
Techniques
Alma Prima
Blending
Broken Colour
Brushwork
Building Up
Collage
Colour Grounds
Colour Mixing
Corrections
Dabbing
Defining Edges
Dry Brush
Fat Over Lean
Finger Painting
Glazing
Grounds
Impasto
Imprinting
Knife Painting
Masking
Mediums
Mixed Media
Monoprinting
Palette
Peinture a L'essence
Pointillism
Scraping Back
Scrumbling
Sgraffito
Supports
Texturing
Tonking
Transferring Drawings
Underdrawing
Underpainting
Wet into Wet
Wet On Dry
Themes
Architecture
Figures
Landscapes
Skies
Still life
Water
Index and credits