History of oil painting, materials and devices, first exercises, color theory and harmony of colors, practical work. On the pages of the book you will find a brief excursion into the history of oil painting and you can follow the evolution of the technique of the great masters who perfectly mastered this means of self-expression. Then, with the help of many illustrations, you will learn to understand the materials and tools usually used in oil work, from canvas, brushes, palettes, paints to sketchbooks, easels and other devices. At the next stage, you can start a series of practical exercises, starting to work in one color, then two and finally three. After that, it will be the turn of color theory, and you will make sure that from the three basic colors you can get all the shades that exist in nature. With one of the most important exercises, you have the opportunity to test this in practice by getting several colors from three colors.