Timeless Techniques for Better Oil Paintings - Tom Browning - Bog

If you've ever struggled with identifying the problems in your oil paintings-and how to fix them-then this book is for you. Not only will you learn to solve those pesky painting problems, you'll learn how to avoid them in the first place.
Here you'll get to know the right way to put a painting together from the start, beginning with the essential elements of successful oil painting:
Composition
Value
Color
Temperature
Edge quality
Drawing
After a brief review of materials and techniques, you'll learn to make good choices before taking your brush to the canvas:
Control the way the viewer's eye scans your composition
Attract and retain the viewer's attention
Create a sense of depth
Select or set up subject matter, with an emphasis on the still life
Use light to create form
Simplify values for stronger paintings
Paint edges that attract the eye and create depth
Use color to create mood and enhance realism
Draw with a brush and simplify your brushwork
All of these techniques are illustrated throughout the boo k with Browning's work, often showing a flawed "before" painting, followed by an example showing how he corrected the error using the elements discussed.
No matter your current skill level, you'll find valuable advice and inspiration in the pages of this book-advice that will immediately improve your oil paintings!