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Landscape Painting Inside and Out: Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting i...
by Kevin D. MacPherson
Amazon Price: $19.79
Customer Reviews:
» I love this book! Kevin McPhearson is not only an inspiring painter, but a skilled teacher as well. I keep this open in my studio and refer to it often. How does he handle trees? How about those c...

» I read Kevin's earlier book and mentioned it previously here on Amazon and yes, I thought it was great but THIS one...this one is...is...damn...words fail me. It's just simply the best book on plein-...

» One of the most helpful art books I have in my collection - lots of step by step descriptions and painting challenges. I highly recommend this book not only for oil painters, but all media.

» This is a great book with lots of useful suggestions about painting, managing a career, developing self discipline as an artist, etc. I expect to use a lot of these ideas even though my primary genres...

» Kevin MacPherson has written a wonderful book. As an artist I am constantly trying to perfect my paintings, and this book is a great tool. If you are wondering "Should I purchase another art book?",...

Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color
by Kevin Macpherson
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Reviews:
» This book helped me launch myself into plein air (painting outdoors) in oils. He recommends a limited palette of colors, and gives lots of encouragement on getting lots of painting done, by working i...

» Really terrific book! I highly recommend it for anyone beginning in oil paintings as well as seasoned painters. It is down to earth, great instruction and his paintings are beautiful! You can defin...

» I have been painting and studying art for many decades - this is a really great book! I keep re reading!

» Great book, was told about this from an art instructor, saying this was one of the best you can buy and have in your library.

» AWESOME book packed to the full with inspiring paintings & photos, really practical tips for the would be painter, and help over all those overwhelming and sometimes insurmountable difficulties confro...

Problem Solving for Oil Painters: Recognizing What's Gone Wrong and How to Ma...
by Gregg Kreutz
Amazon Price: $14.93
Customer Reviews:
» The discussion of specific problems such as lack of depth,misplaced shadows, etc. and the illustrations are extremly helpful. The author illustrates what many teachers say. A great book!oil po

» For the beginner and intermediate artist, "Problem solving for oil painters" is a must have on the bookshelf. The more experienced artist isn't going to learn anything new from this book, however it i...

» This book has really great ideas and illustrations to go with everything, which really assisted me in seeing the value of what he talked about. If you are an oil painter, probably more especially beg...

» This book suits more for the serious beginners or intermediate painters 'cause you have to be familiar with the basic concepts. It offers a way to verify the quality of your paintings point by point....

» An excellent clearly written informative book. Will be much referred to and treasured for many years. Thankyou Mr. Kreutz

Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
by John F. Carlson
Amazon Price: $9.95
Customer Reviews:
» The book are only white-black illustrations, and in my opinion it is a great disadvantage. This fact I didn't know before the purchase.

» This book is a must for artists who want to learn the correct way to paint the landscape. It not only teaches the important concepts of landscape painting, but also gives reasons for the concepts. Car...

» This book is full of important information on how to approach landscape painting.
I will read this book over and over again
very recommended!!!

» Carlson's Guide truly is the bible of landscape painting. It's loaded with invaluable information for landscape artists, but studio artists will get so much out of it, too. Over the years, I've return...

» A great reference and interesting reading for all phases of landscape painting, Carlson's guide has been referred to by art instructors, and novice painters alike. If there was only one landscape book...

The Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals
by Brian Gorst
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» I'm a self-thought artist and began oil painting at age 6 until I reached my early teens. I never gave up drawing though. I work as a graphic artist and also have work experience in the field of carto...

» As the first book I ever bought on painting with oil colours, I didn't know what to expect. Well, this book is really a great reference, covers everything - charecteristics of specific pigments, how t...

» My instructor talked about this book in class and said it was a very helpful book to have. Being a novice, I took her advice and ordered one. It has been very helpful, with clear explanations concer...

» Just wanted to say I found the book informative but not actually for a true beginner, a first timer who wanted to try painting in oils. The book used lots of words and terms of reference that were unf...

» This book is well organized, and offers practical information on the tools of oil painting, as well as organization and application.It does not give step by step lessons, nor does it suggest any parti...

The Oil Painting Course You've Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners an...
by Kathleen Staiger
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» The ideal instructional book for me and probably for you if you are a beginner like myself and possibly an experienced artist who never had any formal art training or simply needs a refresher course. ...

» I learned to paint 2 years ago and knew very little about oil painting. I purchased this and other books along with taking many workshops and this is the only book I now use for reference in a somewha...

» I have been painting for a while and wanted to more help with mixing flesh and shadow colors. In her book Steiger extensively elaborates the mixing of chroma, value and shadow. She brakes it down in...

» I got this book from the library. I always knew I could draw, and I always wanted to oil paint. I have a lot of books on oil painting, but I still struggle. Oil paints are tricky, sort of like playin...

» Not only was l able to correct old bad old habits, l have learnt an incredible amount from this art instruction book. Highly recommended to both beginners and accomplished artists.

Traditional Oil Painting: Advanced Techniques and Concepts from the Renaissan...
by Virgil Elliott
Amazon Price: $23.10
Customer Reviews:
» There has been a growing movement in the art world to return to painting in a style similar to the Old Masters. One obstacle to this is that the teaching methods traditionally passed down from teache...

» Very well organized book, excelent images, topics are clearly exlained, it is an excelent compendium for a beginner, and also covers things of interest for more advanced painters

» I purchased this book recently and it is excellent. Although I read the one star review beforehand which complained that it doesn't cover "painting the nude from life" it didn't do anything to disuade...

» I can't say enough good things about this book. It goes into great detail about so many important things. This book should be in every artists library.

» My impression is based on looking at the pictures on the author's web site. They are wooden and uninspired. He is technically adept in some respects, but altogether is work is not better than that o...

Oil Painting Secrets from a Master: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Linda Cateura
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» I do agree that some of the images in this book could be improved upon. But still I think there are far more positives in this book to outweigh the negatives. Yes, this is not for beginners.

» I purchased Oil Painting Secrets from a Master and must say I was extremely disappointed, both with the written and the visual content. I own a number of art books from contemporary masters and have b...

» This book is good for the artists who has been painting for quite a time.Its a lot of technical gargon to grapple with and only experience of what the book is recommending will make any sense.

» This book is brilliant. Few book are as helpful, but not until you're ready for this one! This book is not for beginners, but for artists comfortable enough with the oil medium and the basics of pain...

» ....or anyone who doesn't want to be Rembrandt. This author is perhaps a Master, but the title implies an Old Master. His technique of painting appears skillful, yes, but didn't appeal to me because ...

Oil Painter's Solution Book Landscapes: XX Answers to Your Oil Painting Quest...
by Elizabeth Tolley
Amazon Price: $16.49
Customer Reviews:
» Well written, illustrated and bound work on the art of landscape painting in oil. One of the best available for landscape artists of all levels.

» Elizabeth Tolley's "Oil Painter's Solution Book" was particularily helpful with information on the use of resin mediums and odorless mineral spirits. As an "old fashioned painter" using the tradition...

» Excellent and comprehensive. The author covers all of the basics you need to know as an artist and explains things in wonderful detail with illustrations. I can see that I will continue to use this ...

» I started painting with oils only a few months ago and have aquired several books regardihg oil painting in an effort to examine several points of view on the subject. This book, while it may not be t...

» I was very pleased with this oil painter's solution book. It gave very clear and helpful answers to many of my questions about landscape painting, and the paintings themselves were quite beautiful.

Color Mixing Bible: All You'll Ever Need to Know about Mixing Pigments in Oil...
by Ian Sidaway
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» This book will makes your life easier by guiding you in choosing the right ccolor combinations to reach the desired hue.

It is simple to use and accurate; don't waste your art supplies by...

» I think this book covers most of what you need to know about color. I like the color charts for each medium. I still think you need to make your own charts, because colors vary. But the color chart...

» This book is the best l've seen. Very easy to understand and excellently laid out making very easy for the beginner to learn the basics of color mixing.

» Have not read this (but gave high ratings because it appears to be pretty much an all-encompassing color theory book), but to post I MUST give a rating.
Apologies Amazon.

I am tryin...

» Very good for all types of artists. It even has inks for us printmakers!!!