Project Gutenberg 2010-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 231 Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh 11032848 The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ritu Aggarwal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Painter in Oil" by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst is a comprehensive treatise on the principles and techniques necessary for oil painting, likely penned in the late 19th century. The book aims to equip aspiring painters with a solid understanding of practical and theoretical aspects of oil painting, emphasizing the importance of quality materials and a thoughtful approach to artistic expression. Parkhurst, a pupil of notable artists and a former lecturer on art, draws from his extensive experience to guide readers through the intricacies of the painting process. The opening of the book sets the stage for its instructional content by highlighting the significance of using quality materials in painting. Parkhurst emphasizes that a skilled painter must choose appropriate tools and supplies, arguing that the base materials impact the overall quality of the work. He introduces key concepts regarding essential equipment such as canvases, brushes, and paints, advocating for thoughtful selection and maintenance to avoid hindrances in artistic practice. The discussion points toward a larger framework of artistic training, where understanding both the materials and techniques lays a foundation for developing one's painting skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30877/30877-h/images/cover.jpg en Painting -- Technique ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography 553518 553439 2024-10-13T07:57:43.569346 2023-09-13T12:10:33.377779 text/html text/html 552080 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10953665 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10678968 2024-10-13T07:57:53.386278 application/epub+zip 10682652 2024-10-13T07:57:45.744350 application/epub+zip 268230 2024-10-13T07:57:44.436322 application/epub+zip 10841845 2024-10-13T07:57:58.868231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10763615 2024-10-13T07:57:51.933281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358598 2022-09-14T08:54:39.875493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474370 474265 2024-10-13T07:57:41.966365 2023-09-13T12:10:31.985803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 474199 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162120 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 474230 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162041 2021-01-06T00:37:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20725 2024-10-13T07:57:59.028239 application/rdf+xml 9739 2024-10-13T07:57:44.566326 image/jpeg 1846 2024-10-13T07:57:44.501333 image/jpeg 11049819 2024-10-13T07:57:43.822340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog