Painting with Water-Soluble Oils (Latest Edition)

Award-winning artist Sean Dye presents this essential guide to painting with water-soluble oils. In Painting with Water-Soluble Oils he describes the exciting new medium, explains why there is so much enthusiasm for it, and offers clear, step-by-step demonstrations, which feature the full-color artwork and insights of some of the best painters working with water-soluble oils today. With this easy-to-follow guide, you could be on your way to be one of them.
The unique characteristics of water-soluble oil paints make oil painting easier and more fun than ever before. Your painting can be as rich and vibrant as when working with oils, but with much less hassle and toxicity. Where traditional oil paints require harsh solvents for mixing, thinning, and clean up, water-soluble oils are safe and don't require any harmful chemicals.
This invaluable guide provides you with all the elements you need to master this revolutionary medium, including helpful tips and cautions on using water-soluble oils, and detailed comparisons between the major brands of paints, brushes, and other tools available. Best of all, it shows a diverse range of beautiful finished paintings. You may never go back to traditional oils again!

Award-winning artist Sean Dye presents this essential guide to painting with water-soluble oils (a safer alternative to traditional oil paint). He offers step-by-step demonstrations featuring the work of the best painters working today.

CC: The work of Sean Dye, who has an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, has been published in The Artist's Magazine, International Artist, and The Pastel Journal, among others. The recipient of awards from the Untied Pastelists of America and the Sierra Pastel Society, Dye is a lecturer in Fine Arts at the University of Vermont and teaches art technique at workshops and conventions around the country.