Oil Painting Techniques and Materials by Harold Speed: Used

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
1987-12-01
Pages
368
ISBN
0486255069
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486255069
ISBN-13
9780486255064
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127328161

Product Key Features

Edition
48
Book Title
Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1987
Topic
Techniques / General, Techniques / Painting
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Author
Harold Speed
Book Series
Dover Art Instruction Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-016627
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
751.45
Edition Description
Reprint,New Edition
Table Of Content
Preface I Introduction II Modern Art III Technique of Painting IV The Painter's Training V Tone Values VI Elementary Tone Exercises VII Colour VIII "Colour, Pratical" IX Painting from the Life A Note on Velasquez A Note on Reynolds A Note on Gainsborough A Note on Franz Hals A Note on Rembrandt X Tone and Colour Design A Note on Taste XI Materials XII Picture Painting Index
Synopsis
Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials -- paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. -- a painter's training, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings., "In any exhibition of amateur work . . . it is not at all unusual to find many charming water-colour drawings, but . . . it is very rarely that the work in the oil medium is anything but dull, dead, and lacking in all vitality and charm." -- Harold Speed Such provocative assertions are characteristic of this stimulating and informative guide, written in a highly personal and unique style by a noted painter and teacher. Brimming with pertinent insights into the technical aspects and painting in oils, it is also designed to help students perfect powers of observation and expression. Harold Speed has distilled years of painting and pedagogical experience into an expert instructional program covering painting technique, painting from life, materials (paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc.), a painter's training, and more. Especially instructive is his extensive and perceptive discussion of form, tone, and color, and a fascinating series of detailed "Notes" analyzing the painting styles of Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Franz Hals, and Rembrandt. Nearly 70 photographs and drawings illustrate the text, among them prehistoric cave paintings, diagrams of tonal values, stages of portrait painting, and reproductions of masterpieces by Giotto, Vermeer, Ingres, Rembrandt, Titian, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Giorgione, Poussin, Corot, Veronese, and other luminaries. In addition to these pictorial pleasures, the author further leavens the lessons with thought-provoking opinion. Clear, cogent, and down-to-earth, this time-honored handbook will especially interest serious amateurs studying the technical aspects of oil painting, but its rich insight into the mind and methods of the artist will enlighten and intrigue any art lover., Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials -- paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. -- a painter's training, more. Speed also provides expert analysis of works by Velasquez, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hals, Rembrandt, and others. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.
LC Classification Number
ND1500.S7

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