Noel Gregory has written a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to creating beautiful pictures in oils, using over 80 step-by-step photographs and a variety of inspirational paintings.
Over 80 step-by-step photographs take you through all the basics with helpful demonstrations which clearly illustrate how to paint skies, landscapes, flowers and animals. You will learn about the materials you need, how to start, using a limited palette, using photographs as inspiration, and creating perspective, tone, light and shade. Whatever your skill level, you will be able to develop your own style with this invaluable, easy-to-follow guide.
July 2006
Immerse yourself in this delightful book and you are soon breathing in the atmosphere of these superb paintings. Take one look at these paintings and you will be inspired to either start learning how to paint with oils or to brush up your skills to advanced levels. The book takes you through step-by-step sequences to build up your confidence and your skills. Several useful sub-topics are covered such as using a limited palette, painting a landscape, painting skies, painting trees, working from photographs, adding foreground detail and painting flowers. If you are very nervous about attempting your first oil painting this is essential reading, as it covers everything. What I love about this book is each painting has notes to say exactly how it was accomplished. This book is sure to be a winner with any artist!
* minigallery.co.uk *Noel Gregory studied at High Wycombe College of Art and Bournemouth Teacher Training College. He owned an art gallery near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire for twenty five years, dealing with Victorian pictures and later his own work. He now makes a living as an artist, specialising in oil painting, and sells his work internationally. Noel lives in Dyfed, south west Wales and when not painting enjoys diving and collecting marine shells from around the world.
6 Introduction
8 Materials
11 Colour mixing
12 Understanding tone
14 Using a limited palette
18 Painting outdoors
20 Landscapes
26 Painting Skies
30 Painting trees
32 Painting water
36 Using photographs
38 Painting flowers
42 Painting animals
48 Index