The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing

by Solomon Joseph Solomon

Book Overview

This instructive volume introduces not only the techniques of oil painting but also the underlying principles of figure drawing. Written by a distinguished Pre-Raphaelite painter, portraitist, and book illustrator, the treatment begins by explaining the construction of the figure, head, and limbs. Succeeding chapters illustrate these teachings with examples of images by the Old Masters, including paintings from the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486483584
• ISBN13: 9780486483580
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.3"