Oil Painting Book, The: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (Watson-Guptill Materials and Techniques)

its a very nicely written book.For beginners it has all the infos needed to know about the various materials and methods.If one has this book in his collection he or she wouldnot need any other book Absolutely worth buying it

Nice book for those who want to begin with oil painting and hobbyists

has a lot of valuable information for a begining oil painter

So many creative ideas for oil painting and excellent color reproductions!

A good educational book. Full of information

I've read a few books on oil painting, and this one is my favorite, hands down. You know that feeling when you're in the art store, selecting supplies and making discoveries, and you look up and realize half the day has gone by? Well, just be sure to set aside some reading time for this when you don't have an urgent project going, because...Although there is at least one other book that calls itself an oil painting encyclopedia (and this one does not), this book has more factual, up-to-date, and helpful information about oil painting tools, supplies, mediums, etc., and how and when to use each of them than any other I've found. Plus the paintings and demonstrations in this book so beautifully illustrate those usages, it was easy for me to see which particular paints and mediums I should try next to complement and grow my own style--and I was deeply inspired to do so. It felt like getting an artist-led tour through the art store, with demos along the way, and pre-printed cliff notes.One word of warning: this book may lead to large purchases of oil paints and mediums! You WILL want to try new things. :DI was sad to come to the end of this book, but I have already found myself going back and referring to sections and passages multiple times, as the information is densely-packed, so there's more you will get out of it after the initial reading, or after your own experiments and efforts. The more you learn and try, the more it will grow with you over time.

A very clear and comprehensive account of many techniques. I learnt volumes from it and would recommend it to anyone starting to use oils. His demonstrations are clear and easy to follow and he outlines products that are useful. If he had a class in my area I would be signing up for it immediately

This book was an excellent guide to oil painting. The best I’ve seen. I wish I had owned it when I spent an afternoon all over the internet trying to find out how to keep my drawing from smearing into my oil paint. As simple as it sounds, the answers never really solved the problem. This does. The section on glazing was just spectacular and provided infinite ideas for improvement and just messing around. I knew what scumbling was but did not realize the entire technique. This is invaluable. I use water misable oils, and my only wish is that this book could either be updated or someone someone would write an extensive book about water mixable oils. There a lot of conflicting information. But thanks, Mr. Creevy. I really did need this.