Water-Mixable Oils
A Beginner's Guide to Painting in This Vibrant Medium
Published on 24. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-78221-857-9 (ISBN)
Description
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!
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
Aimed specifically at beginner's, Sarah Wimperis's new book will encourage and inspire those new to the medium to explore the world of water-mixable oil paints, which off all the qualities of traditional oils, but without the need for solvents.A thorough introduction to the medium and how to us it is followed by six projects. The first looks at how to explore colour to paint in the style of Van Gogh. Other projects include still life, landscapes, abstraction, buildings, and working from a photograph. Each of the projects is clearly explained with step-by-step processes and plenty of top tips from an expert tutor. * Leisure Painter, August 2023 * The medium's main advantage is being odour-free, making it user-friendly in an environment shared with non-painters. It's also quicker to dry and requires less messy cleaning up so, basically, a virtuous circle.
All of this makes using the water-mixable (they're not actually soluble) variant of oils ideal for the beginner or someone who wants to experiment with the medium.... Sarah recognises the elementary appeal by choosing relatively simple subjects and including lots of hints, tips, exercises and demonstrations. In fact, she's produced a pretty effective introduction to painting in general - if that's you, or someone's asked you for advice, you could do a lot worse than start here.
...it's user-friendly and Sarah covers the subject completely without going into more detail than she need or should. -- Henry Malt * artbookreview.net *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Tunbridge Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
500 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78221-857-9 (9781782218579)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
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
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
Content
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
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