The Encyclopedia of Oil Techniques - Jeremy Galton - Encyclopedia of

The Encyclopedia of Oil Techniques by Jeremy Galton is a practical guide to working with oil paint as a flexible, responsive medium. This paperback volume forms part of the Encyclopedia of series and is presented as a visual directory of techniques with guidance on how to use them.

Key details

• Author: Jeremy Galton
• Series: Encyclopedia of
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 176
• Publisher: Search Press
• ISBN: 9781782215950

Synopsis

Oil paint has remained popular since Renaissance times, valued by artists for its versatility and the way it allows changes to be made as a painting develops. Galton sets out the importance of sound technique, then explores methods for building up a painting, including when to work wet into wet and how brushwork can be used to describe form and texture.

An A–Z section offers structured guidance alongside ideas for extending the medium, from combining oils with other materials to mixing paint with sand or sawdust and applying it with knives, rags or fingers. A second section, Themes, places techniques in context, supported by a gallery of paintings by well-known artists and step-by-step demonstrations across subjects such as landscape, portrait and still life.

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