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DK Art School: Oil Painting Portraits [Paperback]

Ray Campbell Smith (Author)
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DK Art School June 1, 1999
Turn the page of Oil Painting Portraits -- and discover an exciting art course that teaches you how to work in this challenging medium. Oil Painting Portraits is a practical guide to a wide range of oil painting techniques. More than 300 photographs guide the beginner through a series of exercises designed to teach all the essentials of painting portraits in oil. revealing projects focus on professional portraits, shown in the making so novices can follow the creative process step-by-step. Unique gallery pages display works of oil masters -- paintings that will instruct and inspire every student of the medium. Packed with specially commissioned artworks, clear instruction, and easy-to-follow exercises, the DK Art School offers ideal courses for "armchair" art students. The DK Art School series is a new way to learn, improve, or master drawing and painting skills. Carefully constructed courses ensure that you gain both the confidence and the know-how to create imaginative, beautiful pictures. With individual volumes on subjects like still life, portraiture, or landscape, in specific media such as oil, watercolor, or acrylic, The DK Art school series offers something for everyone, and builds into a unique collection of practical art books.

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  • Paperback: 72 pages
  • Publisher: DK ADULT (June 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078944304X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789443045
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,481,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Handy Helper, March 29, 2000
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This book focuses in well on different aspects and teaches you new techniques in easy to follow instructions.
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