Painting People and Places - Adebanji Alade

Painting People and Places by Adebanji Alade is an instruction-led guide for artists looking to develop their oil painting practice through practical teaching and examples. This paperback edition is published by Search Press.

Key details

• Author: Adebanji Alade
• Subtitle: Capturing everyday life in oils
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 144
• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 5 January 2024

Synopsis

Written by the President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI), this manual sets out to make oil painting more accessible while still offering useful instruction for experienced artists. It begins with core foundations, including getting an image onto the painting surface, preparing and mixing oil paints, and understanding value, edge and colour, before moving into short exercises and essential sketching and drawing techniques.

From there, the focus shifts to Alade’s approach to painting a variety of subjects, presented through six complete projects shown stage by stage. Portraits, small groups, interiors, crowd scenes and urban landscapes are all explored, with attention given to light, weather, character and atmosphere. The book is supported by 400 colour illustrations and suits hobby artists seeking structured guidance in direct oil painting.

Rackhams Reference : L4B9DJ4N1I