Foundations of Classical Oil Painting: How to Paint Realistic People, Landscapes and Still Life

This is really the best book I own on painting now. Lea Wight's paintings are amazing and she is able to articulate what she is thinking about during her process really well. The section on how she approaches color is worth the price of the book itself. The text complements all the images well and I've picked up lots and lots of great tips. Also, the paintings are just fun to look at. Wight's brush handling and color choices are just really impressive. She brings it all together and that's rare. I open the book and just want to paint! Well worth the price!

Unless you paint portraits this book has very little to say about Still LIFE or Landscape. The book is mostly about portraits. There are much better books to be hand on Still Life and Landscape. It is a waste of money unless you do portraits.

Generally the book is not bad, but if you are a beginner there is not enough information

Beautiful book. Easy to read, full of beautiful illustrations showing what is described in the text and exercises.

I love this book! Clear, concise, insightful instructional material from a masterfully trained and skilled artist. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with her own work and the respected work of others. Just lovely!

Returning to oil painting, looks like a good review of the process but assumes strong drawing skills and familiarity with materials.

good reference

This book covered some basic, foundational principles behind painting that can be used to create still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. The author worked in oils, but the focus was more on the principles than specifically how to paint using oils. Also, she talked a lot about painting live scenes and how to work with models or changing light for stills and landscapes.She first explained value and composition. She briefly covered anatomy and how to use it to draw people accurately. She also talked about three basic steps to get the proportions right and the values on the objects correct. She then talked about a way to add color to the scene so that the colors are accurate and so you don't gray out colors that need to be vibrant. She ended with some step-by-step demonstrations on how to do this entire process for figures, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. I would recommend this book to painters who have trouble with these basics.I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley.

What you get here is basically a summary of the course taught at Studio Incamminati, an art school in Philadelphia set up by the late Nelson Shanks where Colie Wight teaches. Apart from giving excellent instruction, I find the superb illustrations in the book inspire me to get painting. Definitely well worth buying.

Regular. Não é ruim, mas apenas tangencia as técnicas clássicas, na minha opinião o título promete algo que não entrega.

Excelente livro. A Lea é professora no Studio Incamminati, uma escola referência nos EUA. Mais focado na pintura de figura humana.

項目は、ヴァリュ―とコンポジション、解剖学における動作とグリザイユ、色と光と人物と肖像画静物画と風景画、室内の人物、静物、使用する画材の道具、モノクロで描かれたモティーフ、午後の光ヴァリュ―とカラーコンホジション、コンポジションの構成ヴァリュ―の調子、椅子に座りテーブルに肘をついた女性の人物画があるのだが、直線で位置関係をハッキリさせている。コンポジションの勉強から、骨格から人物の肉付けまでシッカリと描かれている。頭部全身像に渡っての明るいトーンから暗いトーンまで解剖学的な説明が施されている。身体の重要な個所を示すポイントがマ－クして在り理解し易い。様々なジェスチャーで人物を捉えグリザイユで描き込んで在り、色に移す事、間違った色の使い、グリザイユでの人物の様々なポーズ、色と光、カラーコンポジション、シンプルな色彩の勉強暖色、寒色の光のサンプル、グレーのキャンバスの入念に描き込む作品室内での男女の作品、キャンバスのサイズを選択しての作品のプロセス人物の完成図、、静物画、風景画と創作過程が掲載されている。入念に描き込まれた静物画もあり、良い画集と思う。１４０点位の作品が掲載されている。