If you've ever struggled with identifying the problems in your oil paintings--and how to fix them--then this book is for you. Not only will you learn to solve those pesky painting problems, you'll learn how to avoid them in the first place.

Here you'll get to know the right way to put a painting together from the start, beginning with the essential elements of successful oil painting:

• Composition
• Value
• Color
• Temperature
• Edge quality
• Drawing

After a brief review of materials and techniques, you'll learn to make...