Painting in oil by the 5-color method
Carver, Michael1961
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This is a book for anyone who wants to paint in oil; anyone with a feeling for colour, for design, for what is beautiful in nature; anyone who wants to learn how to paint simply for the love of doing it.
Main title:
Painting in oil by the 5-color method / by Michael Carver
Author:
Imprint:
New York McGraw-Hill 1961
Collation:
223 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Introduction - A good solid beginning - The colours you need - Working conditions - How important to good painting is skillful drawing? - Gimmicks and gadgets supposed to help you paint - Still life composition - The beginner's attitude toward colour - The function of colour - An exercise in mixing colour - How to keep a colour library - Painting the still life - How to paint flowers - Space 1 - Painting the landscape: selecting the elements - Painting the landscape: colour and value relationships - Painting the landscape: some final pointers - Rhythm - What is art? - The meaning and beauty of art - Imagination on art - Originality in art - Expanding the palette - Sketching out-of-doors - Space II: Perspective - Marine painting - Portrait painting - Drawing the human figure - Texture: techniques of the oil painter - Space III: Shallow space - An analysis of some great paintings - Conclusion - A dictionary of art terms and phrases.
ISBN:
0070101906 (hbk)
Dewey class:
Q751.45 PAI
Local class:
751.45
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
106113
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Penrith Gallery | 751.45PAI | LE (Set: 06 Feb 2016)Not for loan (Set: 06 Feb 2016) |