Alwyn Crawshaws Oil Painting Course by Alwyn Crawshaw

Alwyn Crawshaws Oil Painting Course by Alwyn Crawshaw

In this practical guide well-known TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw helps the beginner to master the traditional art of painting in oils. All the essentials are covered in a comprehensive course of 25 lessons. Starting with simple exercises on brush control and how to mix colours, Alwyn guides the beginner through all the basic methods and techniques of oil painting, explaining clearly each process and offering advice and encouragement at every stage. The book is divided into different sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of oil painting, such as how to get started, simple exercises, working outdoors, simplifying what you see, and painting from a photograph. Within each section practical lessons cover a wide variety of painting topics. There are numerous step-by-step exercises and demonstrations throughout the book and a gallery of finished paintings at the end provides additional ideas and inspiration.

Alwyn Crawshaw has written over 25 books on art instruction, all published by HarperCollins. He has a huge following among amateur painters and has made 8 successful TV series on Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel, as well as many videos on painting. Amongst other acheivements, Alwyn founded the Society of Amateur Artists, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a past president of the National Acrylic Painters’ Association. He regularly contributes to Leisure Painter magazine.

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ISBN 13	9780004133645
ISBN 10	0004133641
Title	Alwyn Crawshaws Oil Painting Course
Author	Alwyn Crawshaw
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1999-03-01
Number of pages	128
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