Generations of artists have learned from <i>How to Paint Like the Old Masters</i>, the classic volume that explores the techniques used by the great artists of the 16th and 17th centuries. Now Watson-Guptill proudly presents the 25th Anniversary Edition. Each chapter is devoted to a different Old Master&#8212;D&#252;rer, Titian, Veronese, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Hals, Rubens, and Rembrandt&#8212;and is divided into two sections. The first part describes the artist&#8217;s techniques and discusses how artists can incorporate these methods within their own personal style. The second part is a full-color demonstration. Author Joseph Sheppard traces the artist&#8217;s working sequence, colors and mediums, surfaces and tools, as he creates a new painting. With today&#8217;s resurgence of interest in Old Master techniques, this unique, practical, and inspiring book is sure to teach countless artists exactly <i>How to Paint Like the Old Masters</i>.