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Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color
 
 

Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color (Hardcover)

by Kevin Macpherson (Author) "Over time, I've developed workable painting stations for indoor and outdoor use ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: North Light Books (Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0891346872
  • ISBN-13: 978-0891346876
  • Product Dimensions: 29 x 22.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,317,847 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For the beginner or experienced painter, this book provided inspiration and insight into the art of watercolour. Learn how the unusual techniques of pouring paint and masking give a glowing quality to the picture. Pouring causes the colour to tint rather than cover the paper while masking allows more freedom in applying colours.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, inspiring, and practical, 12 Feb 2002
This is a rarity in the field of 'how-to' art books - and I speak as one who has shelves crammed with them! If you're tired of opening such books and being confronted by the same old colour wheel and rules of composition, treat yourself to a breath of fresh air (literally!) and invest in this. Macpherson is a founder of the American 'school' of plein air painting, and his work has a vivacity which instantly puts the book above the traditional demonstration mode and into a class of its own. I haven't painted for years and have lost a lot of confidence, but by the end of the first few pages I was itching to pick up a brush and have a go.
Text is readable - friendly and supportive, never patronising or bullying. It's full of practical suggestions which can instantly help - e.g. if you use a slide projector, put it out of focus to simplify big shapes and assess composition. Look at your picture in a mirror to get a fresh, unbiased view.
Apart from the obvious expertise and enthusiasm(and this book bursts at the seams with both), the particular strengths are:
*number and quality of stunning illustrations - you can see the brushwork, and the colours sing
*on almost every page there are 'idea boxes' with snippets of advice or exercises to try, which encourage participation!
*demonstrations of paintings built up in the studio after plein air sessions show how Macpherson develops/corrects his work
*it's a book which is equally valuable as bedside reading or propped up next to your easel
* a raw beginner would learn a lot from it; so would a seasoned professional artist (I think!)
Without doubt, this is the one art book I would take to the desert island with me! A close second, if you're interested, would be Steve Allrich's 'Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational and informative., 24 Feb 2002
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This book is not just a run-of-the-mill "how to", it's more a trigger to make you "really want to". Beautifully produced and uncomplicated. One of the best.
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