Painting Still Life In Oils

By Adele Wagstaff

ISBN:	9781847973139
PUBLISHED:	06/01/2012
PAGES:	160
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	280x220 mm
INSIDE:	190 colour illustrations

Still life painting is an exciting genre, which allows artists to explore colour, shape and form using as many or as few objects as they like. A still life can be quiet, tranquil and contemplative in mood, or be a celebration of pure colour and expression.
This book introduces the genre using the medium of oil paint as a step-by-step process, from painting simple compositions of one object, to more complex arrangements of more unusual subject matter. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of preparing for a painting: from studying a still life using a variety of drawing techniques to basic colour theory; from painting with a limited tonal range to using the full impressionist palette. Each chapter is introduced with a historical perspective to place each subject in context.

Compositions include traditional still life subjects and more unusual objects
Advice on materials, including how to stretch your own canvas
The work of notable still life painters is used as inspiration for your work
Introduces painting still life within the genre of portraiture

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