13 Free Painting Books in PDF to Download and Start Today

Ready to pick up a brush and start painting without spending a cent? You are exactly where you need to be.

We gathered 13 completely free painting books you can download in PDF right now. Oil, watercolor, acrylic, portraits, and art history, there is something for every level and every style.

No sign-up and no payment required. Just choose, download, and start painting.

• A Text-book of the History of Painting

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  • Author: John C. Van Dyke
  • Pages: 387
  • Size: 8.95 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice

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  • Author: Dinah Berland
  • Pages: 241
  • Size: 8.78 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Painting in the Dutch Golden Age

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  • Author: National Gallery of Art Washington
  • Pages: 165
  • Size: 6.51 MB
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• Contemporary Landscape Painting

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  • Author: Clair Joy
  • Pages: 224
  • Size: 9.52 MB
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• Pictorial Composition, Modeling, Perception and Creation

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  • Author: Pierre Lelievre
  • Pages: 371
  • Size: 15.79 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Learn and Master Painting

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  • Author: Gayle Levee
  • Pages: 96
  • Size: 8.6 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• The Beginner's Book of Oil Painting

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  • Author: Adrian Hill
  • Pages: 82
  • Size: 11.41 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Oil Painting: Learn Oil Painting Fast

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  • Author: Angelina Bell
  • Pages: 99
  • Size: 2.9 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Painting In Watercolours With David Coupe

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  • Author: David Coupe
  • Pages: 89
  • Size: 2.58 MB
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• Step by Step a Pastel Portrait

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  • Author: Emma Ralph
  • Pages: 70
  • Size: 4.45 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Secret Brush Skills for Watercolor Painters

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  • Author: Saint Joseph High School
  • Pages: 58
  • Size: 1.22 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• Acrylic Painting

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  • Author: D'source IIT Bombay
  • Pages: 57
  • Size: 3.21 MB
  • Format: PDF

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• A Beginner's Guide to Acrylics

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  • Author: Will Kemp
  • Pages: 50
  • Size: 3.36 MB
  • Format: PDF

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We hope these books fill your studio with color, confidence, and fresh ideas to put on canvas.

And if you want to keep going, below you will find more picks chosen to help you learn, practice, and create.

At OpenReads, there is always something new to discover. Keep browsing and see where your next brushstroke takes you.