The Painter in oil

The Painter In Oil by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst ...

A Word from the Chairman of the Art Renewal Center The Painter in Oil has become one of the most sought after books on technique ...

CHAPTER I: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS There is a false implication in the saying that “a poor workman blames his tools.” It is not tru ...

CHAPTER II: CANVASES AND PANELS You should have plenty of canvas on hand, and it would be well if you had it all stretched ready ...

Knots. - For ordinary work do not be afraid of a canvas which has some irregularities and knots on it. If they are not too marke ...

Stretching. - You will often have to stretch your own canvases, so you should know how to do it. There is only one way to make t ...

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CHAPTER III: EASELS The important thing in an easel is that it should be steady and firm; that it should hold the canvas without ...

These things are not to be got round. You might as well not work as to sketch with a poor sketching easel. And you must pay a go ...

CHAPTER IV: BRUSHES An old brush that has been properly cared for is generally better than a new one. It seems to have accommoda ...

The only sables which are in any degree indispensable are the smaller sizes of riggers. These are thin, long brushes which are u ...

Handles. - Whether the handles are nicely polished, also, is of no importance. What you are to look to is quality of the bristle ...

Care of Brushes. - The best of economy in brushes lies in your care of them. You should never let the paint dry on them nor go t ...

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CHAPTER V: PAINTS Of all your materials, it is on your paints that quality has the most vital effect. With bad paint your work i ...

I have seen pictures go to pieces within a month of their painting - bad paint and bad combinations. Of course you can use good ...

It is not my province to say whose colors you should use; doubtless there are many colorman who make artists’ materials honestly ...

This latter gas is most effective in changing oil paintings, because of its action in turning white lead dark; and as white lead ...

Let us consider the principal colors in detail then, merely as to their actual stability. I will speak to them in connection wit ...

which by their use was bright and sparkling, will, in a few months, lose its freshness - this cadmium will not do. Cadmium is al ...