Alwyn Crawshaw's Oil Painting Course

In this practical guide well-known TV artist Alwyn Crawshaw helps the beginner to master the traditional art of painting in oils. All the essentials are covered in a comprehensive course of 25 lessons.


Starting with simple exercises on brush control and how to mix colours, Alwyn guides the beginner through all the basic methods and techniques of oil painting, explaining clearly each process and offering advice and encouragement at every stage.


The book is divided into different sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of oil painting, such as how to get started, simple exercises, working outdoors, simplifying what you see, and painting from a photograph. Within each section practical lessons cover a wide variety of painting topics.


There are numerous step-by-step exercises and demonstrations throughout the book and a gallery of finished paintings at the end provides additional ideas and inspiration.