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Brushwork Essentials
by Mark Christopher Weber
from North Light Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A-A-A-hhhhh yes.
  Beautiful reproductions...
  I enjoyed the information about water-soluble oils
  so much that I did more research on them and
  decided to give them a try.
  The information regarding brushes and the way
  to use them was thorough and met my expectations.
  I don't trust painters who don't establish their
  good credentials by showing examples of their work.
  Weber did this, with his "Realistic" and "Flemish"
  style paintings which showed his abilities
  to... more info

• great reference
  I am an inexperienced beginner at oil painting who has never taken art lessons. So I read books. This book is exactly what I needed. It simply explains the different brushes, how to load them with paint and how to use them to get different effects. The text is clear and the graphics are great. I'll definitely be referring to this book again and again.

• A terrific introduction to oil painting
  I'm fairly new to painting, but I have purchased a dozen books on oils, and this one has been the most helpful to me. It's pitched to the beginner or beginner-intermediate artist, not the expert.
  Weber mostly makes good on his promise to show you how to do things, not just finished results. He shows you a number of different ways to load a brush, for example "shovel loading, "chisel loading, "tip pull loading," "body loading," and others. The book includes helpful close-up photos of each of these... more info

• Put This Book at the Top of your Artist Resource Booklist! A must-have.
  Acknowledging that the reader may or may not have discovered some of their own techniques that render expressive painting, Mark Christopher Weber respectfully shares his vast knowledge without being preachy. This book contains beautiful, high quality reproductions of Weber's finished paintings and is a delightful read. With occasional subtle humor, and easily understandable similies (ex. "consistency of mayonnaise" and "jelly on top of peanut butter") Weber helps the reader relate painting to common... more info

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