Download or read book Painting Landscapes in Oils written by Norman Battershill and published by Batsford. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to use oils to capture the landscape in a range of styles. Learn how to apply paint in layers to capture the brooding presence of storm clouds gathering on the horizon and how to brush it on in delicate touches to convey the brilliance of sunlight shining on water. Practise creating the burst of colour for a field of poppies and blending muted tints and tones to produce a scene bathed in fine mist. Dozens of paintings and drawings illustrate the techniques required, giving you confidence to explore the ever changing landscape in oils. Each illustration has a detailed explanatory caption describing the colour and techniques used. With suggestions on how to make paintings look realistic; how to build up texture: and how to capture light, depth and atmosphere, this book makes successful oil painting accessible to everyone.--From publisher description.