Oil Painting: Oceans & Seascapes by Martin Clarke

Oil Painting: Oceans & Seascapes by Martin Clarke ISBN-13: 9781633228467 Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing Released: March 3rd 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Oil Painting: Oceans & Seascapes introduces artists to the basic tools and materials needed to begin painting in oil. Talented artist Martin Clarke shows specific techniques for painting realistic waves, rocky shores, and other seaside elements. Learn about color theory, and basic painting techniques before moving on to the step-by-step projects for painting five different seascapes in oil.


My Review:
Oil Painting: Oceans & Seascapes is an art instruction book on painting seascapes in oil. The author started by briefly describing the various tools and materials needed, some oil painting techniques, how to create various ocean–related textures, and color theory. He then provided five step-by-step projects using these techniques. Each project had seven or eight steps, each with a text description and illustration. The text description included information like what part of the painting to work on next, what colors to use, what technique to use, and tips for creating certain textures. These instructions weren't always clear. For example, he once said to use a "mountain mixture" but he hadn't said what colors were in that mixture. Overall, though, this book provides beginners to seascapes with good tips on how to create fairly realistic scenes. I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.


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