1500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor is a comprehensive color resource guide for painters working in the most common painting media, including oil, acrylic, and watercolor. Author — William F. Powell. Concealed wire-bound. 176 pages.

This comprehensive reference is teeming with information that artists of all skill levels can use. Using a wide variety of inspiring painting subjects, the step-by-step demonstrations guide aspiring artists through the classic methods of oil painting.

This book includes all the basics of working in the traditional medium of oil paint. It covers material and tool selection as well as instructions in color theory and actual painting creation. Color illustrations throughout.

Textures focuses on creating intriguing surfaces with oil and acrylic paint. It presents exercises and explanations, supplemented by how-to illustrations. It also discusses various materials that aren’t traditionally thought of as standard in an artist’s toolbox.

Learn the secrets of composition and technique that seasoned artists use to create beautiful landscapes. This guidebooks, from the Walter Foster "How to Draw and Paint" series, has motivated thousands of aspiring artists.

Learn big techniques on a small scale. Joyce Washor offers all the guidance needed to succeed at creating small paintings. Learn how to scale down subjects to fit on small canvases, and how to frame and market finished paintings.

Bob Ross's painting packets offer beautiful results, and fun, too. They are ideal for classroom use. Each design includes a glossy color photo of the finished work, easy-to-read instructions and a transfer sketch for success every time.

Create a gorgeous wildlife painting with one of these kits. Included in each packet is one a glossy colored photo, complete instructions, and an 18" × 24" (46 cm × 61 cm) transfer sketch of the painting design.

Knowing how to use a brush properly is essential for effective oil painting. Brushwork Essentials provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions on how to master brush techniques.

This book was written to help oil and pastel painters learn new ways of seeing and painting light and color.

Recipes for more than 450 color combinations are included, as well as instruction in a variety of painting techniques. Also included is a Color Mixing Grid to ensure accurate measurements.

This book is a valuable, practical color resource guide for any oil or acrylic artist. It contains recipes for more than 500 color combinations, including master mixes for many skin, hair, eye, and lip variations. A plastic color mixing grid is included.

Through an array of demonstrations and inspirational images, a respected and successful painter reveals all his secrets for depicting light and mood, and bringing out the rich color of oils.

These interactive art instruction books are designed to help aspiring artists create quality work within just days. Each presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding techniques of the medium as you gradually build both knowledge and confidence.

This book presents 14 distinctive approaches to oil painting, encouraging students to assess and analyze highly individual techniques that were pioneered by historically renowned artists. General information on useful tools and materials is also included.

This book is designed to help you get started painting with oils. It includes step-by-step instructions and 60 painting projects. Author - Annette Kowalski. Paperback. 128 pages.

Learn the basics with this overview of oil painting - tools and materials, colors, techniques, light and shadow effects, landscape painting, figure and portrait painting, still-life, and much more. Editor - Marian E. Appellof. Paperback. 256 pages.

Inside this book, artist Alan Sonneman provides a wealth of information on how to develop beautiful skies in oil or acrylic. Step-by-step demonstrations simplify the process of painting various cloud types, from cumulus to cirrus. Paperback. 32 pages.

In this book, professional artists guide readers through the process of painting beautiful landscapes — from initial drawings to finished, detailed landscape paintings. The book covers important aspects such as composition, color schemes, and perspective. Paperback. 32 pages.

Using a practical, hands-on approach, master artist Roberta Carter Clark shares her secrets to creating successful portraits in charcoal, oils, and watercolors. Paperback. 160 pages.

Learn oil painting techniques from these modern experts. Discover how they use light and dark values, and strong and weak colors, to create variety and interest.

From capturing light and reflections in water to building up the vibrant colors of a Mediterranean landscape or the delicate mood of morning mist, this resource shows painters how to create landscapes filled with compelling atmosphere and interest.

This is a stunning volume that introduces the reader to the subject of oil painting. The book assumes no previous knowledge of this exciting medium, and covers everything you need to know to get started. Author - Stephen Rose.

A variety of flowers are featured, ranging from water lilies and daisies to birds of paradise and poppies.

Learn easy techniques for painting realistic waves, rocky shores, and other seaside elements in Oil & Acrylic: Oceans & Seascapes.

Oil & Acrylic: Still Lifes exposes the reader to the secrets of multiple approaches and styles. Simple, step-by-step demonstrations enable artists of all skill levels to follow along

Talented artist Tom Swimm offers expert tips on choosing a color palette and taking photo references. He then guides you step by step through a number of beautiful sunset paintings, from coastal scenes to charming landscapes.

This fundamental guide to creating oil paintings offers practical hints and tips on artist's tools, techniques, and instruction in all aspects of oil painting. Topics covered include stretching canvas, color mixing, brushwork, composition and much more.

Techniques covered in the book include color blending, lifting out, working dark to light, glazing, and painting with a palette knife, all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from buildings to woodlands.

In this indispensable guide, award winning artist and instructor Elizabeth Tolley draws on her expansive knowledge and experience to answer 100 of the most pressing questions artists have about painting the landscape in oils .

Focusing on the first-time oil painter, this guide covers everything from selecting brushes and setting up your palette to key principles of color and composition. After an introduction to the fundamentals, follow along with the 12 step-by-step projects.

Author Linda Cateura presents classic oil painting tips for intermediate painters, based on the teachings of one of the great names in contemporary American art, David A. Leffel.

Discover a wide range of painting styles and techniques for creating your own oil masterpieces. This Walter Foster "Artist Library Series" guidebook is packed with information to help artists, from beginners to advanced, learn more about oil painting.

Capture the beauty of nature and create beautiful landscapes in the magical medium of oil. Book by William Palluth.

Paint landscapes from all over the world without ever leaving home! Pull-out tracings allow artists to transfer images from the book to painting surface, bridging the empty gap between painting by numbers and conventional art instruction books

Learn the basics of oil painting from this "how-to" book,created for aspiring adult beginners. Each book in the "Starting Out" series covers basic materials and techniques, and is suitable for an adult beginner. Author-Robert Moore.Paperback. 32 pages.

Beginning to intermediate painters seeking a traditional education in oil painting can find it here with this foundation course. Written by Gage Academy of Art instructor, Michael Friel, readers are led through a progression of still life lessons.

This comprehensive sourcebook explores the most advanced levels of oil painting, with full information on the latest scientific discoveries. Will help artists master the secrets of realistic painting to create work that will rival that of the Masters.

A handy visual guide to more than 2,000 hues and shades, this complete color reference reveals the 25 colors of paint that compose the most useful range of color. Invaluable for amateurs and professionals alike!