Oil Painting Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons

by Stan Smith

A complete painting course for the beginner in ten easy-to-follow lessons. Stan Smith makes oils accessible to everyone. He takes the reader on an easy path, explaining each principle and approach in a simple and logical way, so that each stage can be understood before the next is encountered. Each lesson includes clear instructions, practical examples, step-by-step demonstrations (describing what is happening and why), and finished paintings. Students are also encouraged to experiment with this versatile medium.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

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Stan Smith (1929-2001) was trained at St Albans School of Art and the Royal College of Art and pursued a distinguished career as painter, author and teacher. His long teaching career included periods at the London College of Printing and the Royal College of Art and culminated in 1986 in the headship of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford where he had taught since 1979.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a complete beginner at oil--or any type of--painting. To learn, I've checked some books out of my library to read and this was one of them. I think this book's strong point is how it explores the various ways one can get paint on the canvas (or other surface) and modify it once it's there. After reading this book, I felt confident about exploring this medium on my own. But I still had a lot of questions.

It did give some good, basic information for beginners about materials and techniques. I liked how each project taught a specific thing and increased your knowledge as well as gave you something interesting to practice on. However, it tended to briefly cover a lot of concepts and rather than giving a solid foundation of knowledge about each. (This doesn't necessarily mean more pages, just more informative explanations for those of us with no previous painting knowledge.)