"The Oil Paint Colour Wheel Book" will help anyone who want to paint in oils and produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour. The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding oil painting techniques, such as colour blending, lifting out, working dark to light, glazing, and painting with a palette knife, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodlands. By working through the projects, you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying oil paintings. Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.

Table of Contents

Introduction How to use this book Materials and equipment Basic techniques Gallery The Projects: 1. Mushrooms still life 2. Venetian bridge 3. Colonsay seascape 4. Roses 5. Light in the wood 6. Cockerel 7. Castle at Chillon 8. Italian market

Author Biography

John Barber is a professional artist and designer whose work has been published by many leading publishers worldwide. His interest in art and design have led to diverse commissions, including model-making for film and TV, sculpture, and stained glass design, in addition to painting. He has lectured widely on Turner and Rembrandt, and regularly teaches painting courses near Flatford Mill in Suffolk and in La Rochefoucauld, France. John lives in London. He is the author of The Watercolor Wheelbook and Color Pencil Wheel Book (Barnes and Noble, 2006) and Oil Paint Color Wheel Book, Acrylics Color Wheel Book, and Pastel Color Wheel Book (Barnes and Noble, 2007).