Debrah Martin shows you step-by-step in this book on not only how to paint in oils, but also how to access your creativity in all its forms - visually, and in prose and poetry too. Debrah uses a technique called ‘sfumato’ to paint amazing sky, sea and landscapes. "Sfumato" translated into English means soft, vague or blurred. Leonardo da Vinci used it to famous effect with the Mona Lisa’s smile, but it can also be – and is – used in painting many other subjects.