July 2025
Beginner
46 pages
49m
English
Content preview from Oil Painting 101: Pocket Guide
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OIL PAINTING 101
POCKET GUIDE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 01 INTRODUCTION: DEBUNKING OIL PAINTING MYTHS
- 02 MATERIALS & TOOLS
- PAINTS: RECOMMENDED BRANDS AND AVOIDING TOXIC PIGMENTS
- UNDERSTANDING PAINT PROPERTIES
- SIZING AND PRIMING
- MEDIUMS
- 03 WORKING SAFELY WITH OR WITHOUT SOLVENTS
- BRUSH CLEANING WITHOUT SOLVENTS
- 04 UNDERSTANDING YOUR PAINTS & MIXING COLORS
- WORKING WITH A LIMITED PALETTE
- RECOMMENDED SIX-COLOR LIMITED PALETTE
- MIXING BASICS: HOW TO CREATE A FULL RANGE OF COLORS FROM A LIMITED PALETTE
- UNDERSTANDING WARM VS. COOL VERSIONS OF COLORS
- WHY PRE-MIXING CAN MAKE PAINTING EASIER
- LEARNING WHERE AND HOW TO USE HARD VERSUS SOFT EDGES
- 05 BUILDING A PAINTING STEP-BY-STEP (ALLA PRIMA)
- PAINTING FROM REFERENCE
- THE FOUNDATION: SKETCHING AND UNDERPAINTING ...
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