Knowing how to use a brush properly is essential for effective oil painting. Brushwork Essentials shows you everything you need to know to render a variety of elegant strokes, along with other exciting techniques like paint mixing and brush shaping.

Author Mark Christopher Weber makes mastering each technique easy. He provides detailed step-by step instructions and complementary artwork that highlights each brushstroke as it appears on the canvas. You will also learn how to use different strokes to achieve specific effects, such as lighting, shadowing and more.

Mark Weber is an award-winning artist whose work appears in many corporate collections including Shell Oil, Marathon Oil, Grand Canyon Association and the Federal Reserve Building. He is also represented in galleries in California, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Japan. Mark lives in Kansas City, Missouri.