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Expressive oil painting : an open air approach to creative landscapes / George Allen Durkee.
Publication details: Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 127 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9781600611513 (pbk.) :
- 1600611516 (pbk.) :
- Open air approach to creative landscapes
- ND1342 .D88 2009
Contents:
Introduction. A short chat -- Pt. 1. Bedrock basics : simplified principles every painter needs to know -- Ch. 1. Equipment and work habits : materials, tools, equipment and work habits -- Ch. 2. Seeing : shapes, values and edges -- Ch. 3. Drawing : form, perspective and thumbnail sketches -- Ch. 4. Color : hue, value, intensity, pigments and light -- Ch. 5. Composition : the picture area, format, flow, depth and asymmetry -- Pt. 2. 9 painting demonstrations : basic and advanced techniques. 1. Basic approach -- 2. Classical adaptation -- 3. Balance your intention with your intuition -- 4. Walk in swinging -- 5. Simplify a complex subject -- 6. The mother color -- 7. Five ways to convey distance -- 8. An oil sketch -- 9. Painting a large canvas -- Conclusion. Cultivate the art spirit -- Index.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | ND 1342 .D88 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5084311 |
Includes index.
Introduction. A short chat -- Pt. 1. Bedrock basics : simplified principles every painter needs to know -- Ch. 1. Equipment and work habits : materials, tools, equipment and work habits -- Ch. 2. Seeing : shapes, values and edges -- Ch. 3. Drawing : form, perspective and thumbnail sketches -- Ch. 4. Color : hue, value, intensity, pigments and light -- Ch. 5. Composition : the picture area, format, flow, depth and asymmetry -- Pt. 2. 9 painting demonstrations : basic and advanced techniques. 1. Basic approach -- 2. Classical adaptation -- 3. Balance your intention with your intuition -- 4. Walk in swinging -- 5. Simplify a complex subject -- 6. The mother color -- 7. Five ways to convey distance -- 8. An oil sketch -- 9. Painting a large canvas -- Conclusion. Cultivate the art spirit -- Index.
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