Water-Mixable Oils A Beginners Guide by Sarah Wimperis

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Water-mixable oil paints offer all the qualities of traditional oils rich pigments, buttery consistency, long drying times but with one remarkable difference, there is no need for solvents!

Size: 216x280 mm

Illustrations: 500

Pages: 128

This book will encourage and inspire beginners and provide them with all the skills and knowledge they need to produce successful oil paintings. It starts with an introduction to the medium, and explains what water-mixable oils are. This introduction is followed by several sections on materials, preparation (how to care for your brushes, storing your paints, and so on), colour (selecting your basic, or capsule, palette), mixing the paints and preparing your surfaces. The first project explains how to explore colour in order to paint in the style of Vincent van Gogh.

There are then five longer projects that touch upon the themes of abstraction, still life, landscapes, buildings, and working from a photograph, all of which capitalize on the rich qualities of the paints.

Each project is accompanied by a clear list of materials needed as well as top tips and skills practised; Sarah also interjects with useful anecdotes and words of wisdom garnered from her experience working in this vibrant and exciting medium.

At the end of the book, the reader discovers how best to store and transport finished paintings, especially if the paint is still tacky to the touch, and how to frame a painting for impact.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

The qualities of water-mixable oils 8

Materials and tools 10

The paints 10

Brushes 12

Application tools 14

Surfaces 16

A space in which to work 20

Easels 22

From the studio 24

Maintenance of your materials 26

Colours and mixes 30

Mixing colours 32

Mixing the paints 35

Mark-making 40

Brushes 40

Other tools 42

Seeing things differently 43

Projects 46

Exploring colour 46

Painting from a photo 54

Painting an abstract 64

Still life 78

Landscape 90

Buildings 102

Troubleshooting 116

Aftercare 120

Storing your paintings 120

Transporting your paintings 121

Using a mount to crop your paintings 122

Frames 123

Glossary 126

Index 128

About the Author

Sarah Wimperis is a professional artist who paints en plein-air in oils and watercolour. Her larger paintings are often completed using plein-air reference either at home in her studio or on her travels in her mobile studio.

Sarah has exhibited many times with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, in the Discerning Eye exhibition and with the Royal Society of British Artists. She was the only English artist who worked on Loving Vincent the world's first fully hand-painted feature film about the artist Vincent van Gogh and his paintings. Sarah also provided the artists' perspective for the audio guide for the Tate Britain exhibition, 'Van Gogh and Britain'.

Sarah runs regular workshops and gives talks and demos; she is also an established illustrator and author. She has worked for the BBC on the children's storytelling series Jackanory; with the National Trust; and many other organizations in the UK and worldwide.

Sarah lives in Cornwall, UK. This is her first book for Search Press. Visit her website, www.sarahwimperis.co.uk and follow her on Instagram @szwimperisart