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The Painter in Oil

by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst

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  1. 1Necessary to the Painting of Pictures in Oil Colors
  2. 2Dedication — Preface
  3. 3Part I — Materials
  4. 4Chapter II — Canvases and Panels
  5. 5Chapter III — Easels
  6. 6Chapter IV — Brushes
  7. 7Chapter V — Paints
  8. 8Chapter VI — Vehicles and Varnishes
  9. 9Chapter VII — Palettes
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Other Tools
  11. 11Chapter IX — Studios
  12. 12Part II — General Principles
  13. 13Chapter XI — Tradition and Individuality
  14. 14Chapter XII — Originality
  15. 15Chapter XIII — The Artist and the Student
  16. 16Chapter XIV — How to Study
  17. 17Part III — Technical Principles
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Drawing
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Values
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — Perspective
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Light and Shade
  22. 22Chapter XX — Composition
  23. 23Chapter XXI — Color
  24. 24Part IV — Practical Application
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Manipulation
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Copying
  27. 27Chapter XXV — Kinds of Painting
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — The Sketch
  29. 29Chapter XXVII — The Study
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII — Still Life
  31. 31Chapter XXIX — Flowers
  32. 32Chapter XXX — Portraits
  33. 33Chapter XXXI — Landscape
  34. 34Chapter XXXII — Marines
  35. 35Chapter XXXIII — Figures
  36. 36Chapter XXXIV — Procedure in a Picture
  37. 37Chapter XXXV — Difficulties of Beginners

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