Oil Painting Medic

Alla prima is the simplest practice of oil painting, describing the completion of a painting in one sitting and in one oil paint layer. Alla prima can be exciting as the painting seems to evolve in minutes instead of over several days. A finish akin to the Impressionist might be the end result. Painting in alla prima in oils However, there is always the danger of the paint looking ‘fussed over’ and fiddled with if one area doesn’t work out. The painting ends up losing life. How can the artist retain that freshness and vibrancy that defines alla prima art technique? Problems with Alla Prima Painting The artist might be disappointed with the end product of a landscape painting or portrait when it seemed to be going so well during the alla prima painting. Colours suddenly appear fussed over and lifeless and brush marks no longer inform on light and shadow, but seem to exist for its own sake. The following practices might cause an unsatisfactory painting completed in a...

Many would consider viewing this painting in the Louvre as the ultimate experience in appreciating Da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa but few may consider actually painting it. The subtle sfumato effects – Da Vinci’s shading technique resembling smoke – might seem too much of a challenge. However, this book aims to break down the task of painting the Mona Lisa into small, manageable steps. Portrait Painting Guide Book I included a step by step demo of how to paint the Mona Lisa in one of my art books, Skin Tones in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides from Old Masters . However, this particular project ended up so lengthy, decided to release a separate ebook and now hardback on how I painted the Mona Lisa in oils. Tips on Painting the Mona Lisa in Detail This unique art book contains extra features that explore sfumato in more detail, namely creating heightened awareness of tones and viewing the face as an abstract series of shapes. A selection of oil painting techniques has...

This large oil painting guide, previously available only on Kindle is now available as hardback. This large art book comprises an amalgam of 3 of my titles, tackling difficulties with landscape painting, portraiture and still life art, hence its title; t he Ultimate Oil Painting Solution for Landscape Art, Portraiture and Still life . Large Book on Oil Painting Solutions Inspired by this blog to write solutions to common ‘peeves’ with oil painting, I wrote 3 art guides, tackling problems associated with various areas of oil painting. Separately, these art guides were entitled: Why do My Clouds Look Like Cotton Wool? (tackling landscape painting peeves); Why do My Skin Tones Look Lifeless? (portrait painting peeves) and Why do my Ellipses Look Like Doughnuts? (still life painting peeves). New Art Book in Hardback The Ultimate Oil Painting Solution remained available only on Kindle for a while because of its size. But since creating a series of large edition art books, ...

Large art books on oil painting by Rachel Shirley are now available on Amazon. Existing titles such as Why do My Clouds Look Like Cotton Wool? and Portrait Painting in Oil: 10 Step by Step Guides… can now be found in large book format, measuring 10x8in. Because the page count is smaller than the older editions, these new art books can be purchased more cheaply despite their larger dimensions. Art Books in Large Format Having published art books on oil painting for some years now, have come to learn the art of formatting books that possess complex elements such as images, text, graphics and tables. This means a new range of larger art books have been produced to meet demand. The old, smaller editions (measuring 5.5inx8.5in) are still available but have been revised. I have added the wording ‘pocket sized edition’ to the covers to differentiate these from their new larger counterparts. My large editions all measure a generous 10x8in. And all my art books have new cover...