Excerpt from The Amateur Artist, or Oil and Water Color Painting Without the Aid of a Teacher: A Complete Self Educational Treatise, Giving Thorough Instructions in Nine Branches of Decorative Art, Flower and Landscape Painting in Oil and Water Colors, Pastels on Paper and Leather, Pen and Ink Drawing, China Painting<br><br>This very late and most complete work on amateur art gives thor ough instructions in nine branches of decorative art. Each part is the product of the pen of a famous teacher and lecturer who has made that branch his especial life study.<br><br>Unlike other works on the market, it is brought up to date obsolete branches being dragged in, to fill out space.<br><br>Each chapter contains a complete list of materials and equipment, and instruction enough to develop natural ability to a point where the student may continue, independent of further aid, and trusting to his own individuality of style.<br><br>Flower and landscape paintings in water-colors and oils are treated most comprehensively and entertainingly by masters of the art.<br><br>That portion devoted to the art of pastels on paper and on hide is from an eminent English authority.<br><br>Material is found in the pen and ink section to equip a Gibson or a Mccutcheon. And no branch of art pays so well to-day as that of the illustrator and the caricaturist.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.