A guide to oil painting with 12 step by step demonstrations. Showing special techniques for colour pooling and toned grounds, the technical advantage of alkyd paints, how to use a mixed palette of oil and alkyd paints to control drying time, and methods for building glazes that produce glowing vibrant colour.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Talented artist,
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This review is from: Color Secrets for Glowing Oil Paintings (Hardcover)
Doug Purdon is a very talented artist. His paintings look like photographs. He is a landscape painter. In this book he demonstrates alot of rock formations and scenes with water. He's very detailed in his explanations and even tells you what colors he mixed. One page in the book, he goes over all the things you should check for in your painting, which I will really use alot.I think he used too many rock formations as examples, but this is a good book regardless. He paints incredible skies. You will definately want to try alkyds after you see his water effects. Now, I just wish he had a video.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Higher levels of artistic knowledge,
By "cjostlund" (Hugo, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Color Secrets for Glowing Oil Paintings (Hardcover)
Dougs last entry page says it all and you do not want him to end now you want to learn more. In Dougs writting he is trying to 'teach' the 'reader' to 'think' like an artist. Doug has not only explained the methods and materials easily but has gone beyond the basics. He has shared his 'insights' and 'knowledge' through his life learning journey as an Artist as though you were with him in person. Reading through the first 34 pages of his book with active mental imagery has been an inner eye ephany that I have never gotten from any other; Art book or magazine, various selective workshops or art classes, color theory course studies, or even through my Associates degree program in Advertising Art and Design. I came to this Web Site to see if he has written any other books or recently, but this site shows none. I will certainly try and follow any future Artistic publications by "Douglas Purdon". And I sincerely look forward to working through his 'basic demonstrations' to comprehend even more 'in depth' with my own 'hands on experiences' with his 'reflected insights' and detailed step by step guides. This is a treasured Art Book that I know I will always remember I have on the shelf as the years go by. (And I do have numerous) This book is comprehensive and clarifying a blessing for any frustrated Artist who wants to design and create, and to know 'HOW' and 'WHY' and understand with simplicity.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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very considerate,
By carmi (idaho) - See all my reviews
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warm and glowing. douglas purdon is quite a gentlemen and invites you into his world of color pools which i found fasinating. a great experience a very good book
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