Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

Perfect book for the details of info needed right now... thank you

アメリカのレビューを見て、面白そうだ、と思い買う。届いたので見てみると、少しがっかりした。1924刊行、280ページ、すべてが白黒印刷。カラー無し。古今の名画が例として出されている。ベラスケス、レンブラントハルス、プッサン、コロー、、、69点。しかし、これを訳すのが大変だ。144ページから、頭部の習作が、5点続いて出る。段階を追って描かれていく。著者はなみなみならぬ技量を持った画家であるとわかる。だが、、、基本の学ぶべき事は、きちんと載っている。ただ、すでに日本の技法書でも書かれている。しいてこの本でしか学べない事が、あるのだろうか。まだ一通り読んでいない状態で、不確かではあるが、、、また読んでから、追加して書こう。アメリカのレビューに、alla prima,,, by schmid,,, ある、合わせてこれを勉強せよ、とある。古書値は34000円してる。1＆2 とあるが、まあ、絶版なんだろう。手は出さないほうがいい。別に、最近の本で、alla prima peinting,,, 2600円位の洋書あり。これを参考にしよう。この技法で名高いのは、ハルスだ。彼の画集を図書館ででも借りて一度は読むといい。参考になる。

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One of several books I have referred over and over, as I have taught myself what formal education can't anymore; how to actually use the traditional tools and techniques of basic oil painting. It may be strange to have this as a book to keep beside the bed, but I don't care. Other horribly useful books are Solomon J Solomon's Practice of Oil Painting & Drawing, Daniel B Parkhurst's The Painter in Oil, and John E Carlson, Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting. That last one is the first and last word in books for landscape painters, but these days it will only merit a 1 star review because it doesn't have lots of glossy pictures, step by step guides, and information on what brushes to buy, etc. In other words, these books require you to read, digest, and put the painting hours in.... to get results.

Firstly, who was the author?... Harold Speed studied painting at the Royal Academy Schools between 1891 and 1896. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893 and throughout his life. He died in 1957, but remained to this day an important reference for scores of artist oil painters.This book, of which I just bought a second copy - the first was lost accidentally - is an excellent reference, which deserves place of pride and honour in any artist oil painter's bookshelf. Harold Speed delivers great teaching in the book, and his text is both a reflection, a lecture on a variety of subjects within the Oil Painting media technique.The reader is not obliged to agree with everything Harold Speed says - I beg to differ too, on a number of views - but that is besides the point.The point remains though, that his observations are valuable and he gives excellent clues, in particular, on the Technique of Painting, Tonal Values, Colour Theory, Tone and Colour Design and Painting from Life.Additionally, he adds priceless notes on the techniques of Velasquez, Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough, Franz Halls and Rembrandt; and I cannot even begin to tell you how INVALUABLE these observations truly are. Harold Speed also included a chapter in his book, entirely dedicated to Oil Painting Materials and their appropriate use, a very useful addition to any oil painters of all abilities.I note some of the less favourable comments here on Amazon... Perhaps these reviewers had a different set of expectations. The book is not intended to provide a tutorial, but rather elaborate at length on all the different aspects of oil painting as a fine art medium, which will resonate better with oil painters who already have some experience and now seek a more in-depth book.I recommend it. I lost my first copy accidentally and decided to buy a second copy as a replacement, because to me, Harold Speed's text is valuable and offers sound advice on multiple points of oil painting technique.