Impasto

by David Lyle Millard

A step-by-step approach to impasto painting which is a thick oil paint used to build up a surface as textured as a stucco wall. Addressed to both beginners and advanced painters alike, the author... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082302542X
• ISBN13: 9780823025428
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Impasto

Exactly as ordered and delivered much faster than we expected. Great show! We've already been making good use of the book. Happy to buy from you. Alex

A great book, full of color examples

This is a great book illustrating ways of using impasto in oil paintings. With sixty painting examples, 270 color plates, and 25 black and white illustrations there are close-up details galore. Topics covered are: 1)Materials and Techniques - 14 pages, 2)Painting in Layers - 12 pages, 3)Suggesting Depth and volume - 10 pages, 4)Creating Luminous Effects - 16 pages, 5)Using the Ground Tone - 6 pages, 6)Setting up Atmospheric Effects - 8 pages, 7)Expressing Different Moods - 8 pages, 8)Directing the Viewers Eye - 8 pages, 9)Working with Diverse Textures - 14 pages, 10) Starting with a Textured Ground - 10 pages, 11)Experimenting with a Palette Knife - 12 pages, 12) Reworking and Redeveloping Ideas - 14 pages