60 Minutes to Better Painting: Quick Studies in Oil and Acrylic

by Craig Nelson

One hour is all you need to be a better painter!

Focus your artistic efforts to get powerful painting results. Craig Nelson's "Quick Studies" help you to stop over-thinking each project by relying on proven techniques that get the most out of your time at the canvas.

With this book, you'll learn your brush in a style that suits your painting--energetic, careful, soft or crispOvercome procrastination and explore new subjectsRender rough compositions before committing your idea to a larger canvasPrioritize your painting efforts--see basic shapes first, then the fine detailsPaint with newfound confidenceGrow as an artist by welcoming mistakesExplore composition, color and light effectsDraw mass and form, not just the lines that make up your subjectTen step-by-step demonstrations, with each step timed to the minute, ensure that you spend the right amount of time developing the most important skills. It's the most efficient, effective way to improve your efforts at the easel!

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, How To

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book very helpful, and particularly used the lesson and comments regarding viewing a subject in terms of mass and form in a recent still life. I will probably revisit this book.

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful if you want to overcome creative block and let go of perfection paralysis

[Book Nibbler]

This seems like a useful workbook on oil painting but I'm just not inspired by the paintings they chose as examples. I may pick it back up from the library some time later.