Offers advice on everything regarding oil painting, from buying the right brushes to creating an atmospheric effect, and from the initial composition to making corrections, stressing the need to understand and play with the rules, which are clearly stated, helping the reader develop their own distinctive style.

"A Quintet book". "The material in this publication previously appeared in Artists' questions answered: oil painting"--T.p. verso. Includes index.

Painting equipment -- Key terms -- Basic techniques -- Understanding and mixing color -- Composing and painting still life -- Developing landscapes and townscapes -- Depicting water -- Painting figures.