The Artist's Handbook

Autori

• Ray Smith

Parametri

• Arte
• Arte / Cultura
• Belle arti
• Enciclopedie
• Saggistica

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A definitive, practical guide to all the tools, techniques, and materials of painting, drawing, printmaking, and related visual arts, both traditional and modern. Included are instructions for working in many media, from watercolors to oils to silkscreen to drypoint...a detailed rundown on the various supports, grounds, and paint additives...unique charts showing characteristics of different pigments, including lightfastness, opacity and toxicity...guidance on using modern artist's tools along with basics on brushes, etching tools and other traditional equipment...how to handle vitreous enamel and to decorate ceramic tiles...even how to prepare your own colors, paints, varnishes and grounds...and much more

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1987

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