North Light Brushwork Essentials Brushwork Essentials

Knowing how to use a brush properly is essential for effective oil painting. Brushwork Essentials shows you everything you need to know to render a variety of elegant strokes, along with other exciting techniques like paint mixing and brush shaping. Author Mark Christopher Weber makes mastering each technique easy. He provides detailed step-by step instructions and complementary artwork that highlights each brushstroke as it appears on the canvas. You will also learn how to use different strokes to achieve specific effects, such as lighting, shadowing and more. Hardcover book with jacket measures 8 3/4 in. x 11 1/4 in., 144 pages with 200 color illustrations. North Light Books, 2002. ISBN 1581801688