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| The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists | 
 enlarge | Author: Kathleen Staiger
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 25045
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0823032590
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.45
EAN: 9780823032594
ASIN: 0823032590
Publication Date: July 1, 2006
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fun & Useful July 14, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm an artist (or, rather, used to be). I consider myself an illustrator, but haven't painted in a long time. This book is great, as she discusses mixing colors, selecting brushes, using the medium and so on. This is a fine book!!!
Artistic Masterpiece! May 7, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book IS the oil painting course I've always wanted. I've taken a oil painting course at my local community college, but did not recieve the detailed instruction this book offers. I highly recommend it for the beginner painter. I also recommend Color Mixing Recipes by Walter Foster. It really helps you to get the color just right. It has an index on everything from apples to wet sand.Color Mixing Recipes
 great starter but you'll need more books April 8, 2007
This book was a great starter book and was exceptionally helpful in learning where to start and how to mix colors. It also provides a few step by step classes to get you started. It is a true beginners book, but you'll be looking for new inspiration after you've spent some time with it.
Amazingly good! March 22, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I would encourage anyone interested in purchasing art books to go to your local library and check some out before you purchase. That is what I did and that is why I bought this wonderful book. Her presentations are very clear and easy to understand. She has carefully constructed lessons, just as if you were taking a class. I like the structure. I like the fact that there is a whole lesson spent learning to use the brush to achieve different techniques. Each lesson takes me about 2-3 hours to complete, but when I am done I feel I have actually made some progress. The lessons build on previous lessons so you actually can see progress from week-to-week. Finally I am sticking to a schedule and actually painting instead of just thinking about it. The practice is what brings the improvement. Her book just makes it easier.
great book January 6, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm a begining painter and I felt this book helped me get off to a good start. It helped me learn the mixing of colors (which I refer to often when using the greens) I liked the practice exercises which helped me to visualize the highlights and shading. The first landscape I did was the step-by-step in the book and it turned out ok for my first. I would recommend this book!!
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