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| The Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Gorst
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 21841
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 082300855X
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.45
EAN: 9780823008551
ASIN: 082300855X
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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 Fancy dabbling with oils? Get this book November 9, 2006
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
Gorst does an excellent job in walking the beginner through what they need and need to know to get started. It's promoted as being suitable for professional artists (I presume professional oil painters) - I'm not sure that an experienced painter will find much of use here. The images are good, providing an array of styles available with this medium. The subjects he chooses for the step-by-step practices are of a level of competancy not usually found in a beginner's book. Typically I've found the examples in other books to be rather bland - if you can reproduce the examples in here then you'll certainly have some paintings worth hanging.
My library of art books is approaching something like 250 items, covering all sorts of media as well as art theory, appreciation, history etc. The one thing that has struck me while pulling that collection together is, for the most part, Watson-Guptill produce an excellent range of books. The WG range aims at getting the beginner to an intermediate level ASAP and produce some quality art in the process, as opposed to the standard amateurish twee fare that other publishers, namely North Light Books, have folks churn out.
An excellent introduction to the world of oil paints. 100% Recommend.
great book November 2, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found all the information to be usefull. Well worth the money.
excellent October 24, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a must have for beginning oil painters. It is well structured, it deals with all necessary aspects in a very concise manner and it is full of beautiful examples in full colour. An excellent reference.
 good oil book August 9, 2005
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book is great. It runs through different painting styles and even has a section on abstract painting, which is rare. I would recommend.
One of the very best introductory oil painting books March 28, 2005
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
The author's deep understanding of art in general shows in this book, and in his work. His paintings are outstanding and his writing style is easy to read.
The book is laid out well, the photographs are excellent as its the overall quality; first rate.
Both the "nuts and bolts" and the techniques aspects are handled quite well. Nothing is gone into in very great detail.
However, each topic gets more than just a glossing over as I have unfortunately seen in so many other "Complete...." painting books.
Plus, Mr. Gorst manages to slip in just a little historical perspective without you minding it a bit.
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