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Oil Painting Essentials: Mastering Portraits, Figures, Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Interiors

Oil Painting Essentials: Mastering Portraits, Figures, Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Interiors

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  • Author：Gregg Kreutz
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From the author of the classic Watson-Guptill best seller Problem Solving for Oil Painters comes an essential guide demonstrating the universal oil painting techniques that allow artists expand their horizons， break out of ruts， and master a variety of subjects， including figures， portraits， still life， landscapes， and interiors。

Many painters limit themselves to a particular genre out of habit or fear， but in Oil Painting Essentials， art instructor Gregg Kreutz reveals how connected oil painting techniques are no matter what subject an artist tackles。 Arranged by essential artistic focal points， each chapter reveals the challenges and rewards that painters face when covering specific genres。 Through step-by-step lessons and examples from the works of oil painting masters past and present， Kreutz shows how artists can strengthen their skillset for one type of subject matter by painting in another area they may not be as familiar with。 This comprehensive breakdown of oil painting provides all of the tools and encouragement painters need to successfully take on any type of oil painting。

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Theresa ，

excellent！

Agnes Preszler ，

The title Oil painting essentials may confound somebody: it is not a book for beginners but intermediate or advanced painters。 You're supposed to know materials， basic concepts and procedures。 So it lacks in some of the parts that nearly every basic how-to-paint book contains meeting the reader at another level， where new problems need solution。 It helps to find out what's wrong and reassumes the most important things to know about painting in oil in realistic style。 The book is divided in main The title Oil painting essentials may confound somebody: it is not a book for beginners but intermediate or advanced painters。 You're supposed to know materials， basic concepts and procedures。 So it lacks in some of the parts that nearly every basic how-to-paint book contains meeting the reader at another level， where new problems need solution。 It helps to find out what's wrong and reassumes the most important things to know about painting in oil in realistic style。 The book is divided in main chapters that treat basic concepts and procedures while painting specific subjects like portraits， figures， still lifes， landscapes and interiors。 There are kind of checklists in order to help out the artist to find and fix the problem。But it is not only about techniques。 As soon as I begun reading this book I found myself agreeing the author， based on my own experience， for example when he says that sensibility and not practicing time is the key for progress as an artist or also when he speaks about the special relation between portrait artist and the subject。 There are valuable insights on being an artist。 The volume is filled with the beautiful artwork of the author。 。。。more

Jessica ，

Full of good information。 I especially like how Kreutz presents tips。 He routinely chooses headings that sum up a concept perfectly， and adds just enough body text to explain it clearly。 For example， he clearly explains *how* to simplify what I see， a tip that I read over and over in books with no clear explanation of what exactly that means。 （Hint: Fewer values and fewer colors。 I would add fewer shapes， with the help of what James Gurney calls shapewelding。）Beware that some of the theory is wr Full of good information。 I especially like how Kreutz presents tips。 He routinely chooses headings that sum up a concept perfectly， and adds just enough body text to explain it clearly。 For example， he clearly explains *how* to simplify what I see， a tip that I read over and over in books with no clear explanation of what exactly that means。 （Hint: Fewer values and fewer colors。 I would add fewer shapes， with the help of what James Gurney calls shapewelding。）Beware that some of the theory is wrong。 （Ex， it isn't the warmth of the reflection that makes a pot look like metal （page 12）; it's the type of reflections: specular vs。 diffuse。 Cool vs。 warm highlights make a nice shortcut to painting ceramic vs。 copper pots in neutral light， but it should be presented as a shortcut。）However， this book is still worth studying。 It really does cover essentials that I haven't seen explained anywhere else。 。。。more

Dena （Batch of Books） ，

Oil Painting Essentials doesn’t waste any pages on discussing art supplies or palettes。 It dives right in to the thick of things。 It starts off talking about things that are universal to all oil paintings， like selectivity， depth， and light and shadow。 The rest of the book is broken down by genre （figure， portrait， still life， etc）， and the author teaches how his “oil painting essentials” fit into each one。While the book didn’t give me any big “ah-ha！” moments， the author had a lot of valuable i Oil Painting Essentials doesn’t waste any pages on discussing art supplies or palettes。 It dives right in to the thick of things。 It starts off talking about things that are universal to all oil paintings， like selectivity， depth， and light and shadow。 The rest of the book is broken down by genre （figure， portrait， still life， etc）， and the author teaches how his “oil painting essentials” fit into each one。While the book didn’t give me any big “ah-ha！” moments， the author had a lot of valuable insight to give。 I appreciated his approach to the portrait。 He believes that a likeness to your model is not the only point of the painting， but something that will happen naturally if you manage the rest of the painting correctly。 I also enjoyed seeing his sequence for painting。 I’ve only tried painting his way a couple of times and it was disastrous each time。 however， I can see the value in starting with an abstract block-in instead of a stiff drawing or outline。His paintings remind me of the old masters’ artwork。 It’s dark and dramatic and almost looks like it was painted three hundred years ago instead of last week。 They’re beautiful。 I’ve always loved seeing how each artist has their own unique style and flair for making their artwork distinct。Overall: A good book with good advice for the intermediate oil painter。Content: A section on painting the nude figureSource: I received a copy of this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review。My blog: Batch of Books 。。。more

Tabby Shiflett ，

This work is a textbook-like intermediate tutorial on improving oil painting skills。 I had expected something for a beginner， so it wasn't as helpful to me; however， if you have any experience with this medium， this book could be very beneficial。 It is pretty easy to follow and the artwork was moving。 A good gift for an art student or hobby painters looking for more direction。 I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review。 This work is a textbook-like intermediate tutorial on improving oil painting skills。 I had expected something for a beginner， so it wasn't as helpful to me; however， if you have any experience with this medium， this book could be very beneficial。 It is pretty easy to follow and the artwork was moving。 A good gift for an art student or hobby painters looking for more direction。 I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review。 。。。more

Gini ，

These essentials are the ones that make your painting work。 Kreutz walks his reader the concept and process of pil painting and then goes on to show how that applies to the different areas mentioned in the subtitle。 I can honestly say I learned from this book。 He provides plenty of show and tell illustrations。 There's enough explanation to get you headed in the right direction。 The book itself is a good weight paper for art reprints， well bound， and I thought attractive。 Just thumbing through it These essentials are the ones that make your painting work。 Kreutz walks his reader the concept and process of pil painting and then goes on to show how that applies to the different areas mentioned in the subtitle。 I can honestly say I learned from this book。 He provides plenty of show and tell illustrations。 There's enough explanation to get you headed in the right direction。 The book itself is a good weight paper for art reprints， well bound， and I thought attractive。 Just thumbing through it I can almost guarantee the reader will pick up some good pointers for his own work or will learn how the painter can do what he does。 Art appreciation。 。。。more

Debbie ，

"Oil Painting Essentials" was about aspects of composition that the author then applied to painting portraits， naked women， still lifes， cityscapes， and interiors。 It's not a "how to paint" book， and these principles apply to more than just oil painting。 If you've got a decent painting but you feel like it's lacking something， he'll suggest how to add "drama" to your painting。He teaches you to paint in the same style that he does。 He paints backgrounds with little to no detail--and often very da "Oil Painting Essentials" was about aspects of composition that the author then applied to painting portraits， naked women， still lifes， cityscapes， and interiors。 It's not a "how to paint" book， and these principles apply to more than just oil painting。 If you've got a decent painting but you feel like it's lacking something， he'll suggest how to add "drama" to your painting。He teaches you to paint in the same style that he does。 He paints backgrounds with little to no detail--and often very dark--then he spotlights his point of interest， which is painted in detail。 Some of his favorite principles were about being selective about what to show in detail， using contrasting colors or values， and making light the main event。He did include basic painting principles that apply to all styles of painting。 He also did a good job of defining what he meant by a term so I wasn't confused。 The paintings that he used to illustrate a point were good at showing that point。 If you like his style， he'll certainly help you to paint that way。But I didn't really care for his style as the subjects lack context。 Also， I sometimes wondered about his tips when he'd say something like， 'this makes the fruit clearly look like a nectarine' and I'm thinking， 'oh， is that what it is？ I thought maybe it was an apple。' So his tips didn't always work on me。I received this book as a review copy through Blogging for Books。 。。。more

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