Alwyn Crawshaw's Oil Painting Course: A Step-By-Step Guide to Success [Paperback]

Alwyn Crawshaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Top TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw helps the beginner to master the exciting medium of oils in this comprehensive course of 29 lessons. Starting with simple exercises on brush control and how to mix colours, Alwyn guides the beginner through all the basic methods and techniques of oil painting, explaining clearly each process and offering advice and encouragement at every stage. There are numerous step-by-step exercises and demonstrations throughout the book. Particularly useful for the beginner are the revealing sections on 'what went wrong' consisting of painting exercies which illustrate all the common pitfalls -- and how to avoid them. The book is divided into different sections, each dealing with a popular aspect of oil painting: * Getting started * Simple exercises * Working outdoors * Simplifying what you see * Painting from photographs * Demonstrations * Gallery

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About the Author

Alwyn Crawshaw is television's No. 1 painter and has made seven popular TV series for Channel 4, all with accompanying books. Alwyn is author of 13 other art instruction books, all published by HarperCollins. He runs popular painting courses and holidays and is a regular contributor to the Leisure Painter magazine. Alwyn is Founder and President of the Society of Amateur Artists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004133641
• ISBN-13: 978-0004133645
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone can learn to paint with this book, February 13, 2010

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This review is from: Alwyn Crawshaw's Oil Painting Course: A Step-By-Step Guide to Success (Paperback)

Mr. Crawshaw is an artist/ author with a very conversational, encouraging tone. He makes you believe you can really learn to paint, and well. (This book is best for beginners in this medium, but has excellent hints and tips throughout for the more experienced soul.) This book guides you step by step through familiarity with the sometimes intimidating techniques of oil paint. Most every (short) chapter is chock full of practical hints and tips, and there is usually some sort of interesting painting exercise that turns out so good (if you do it) that you will be thoroughly hooked and inspired!!! i have checked this book out of our library four times, and I am finally on here to buy my own copy. there are oil paint smudges on the library book from me, and others, who have loved the book. this book also contains a lot of information on painting out of doors and simplifying what you see. this book will be loved especially by those that prefer an Impressionistic style. Love, love this book!