Artist's materials : all the materials you will ever need to make art
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- ISBN: 1552979946
- Physical Description 288 pages : color illustrations
- Publisher Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2005.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 29.95 |
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Artist's Materials : All the Materials You Will Ever Need to Make Art
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Table of Contents
Artist's Materials : All the Materials You Will Ever Need to Make Art
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Introduction | ||
| History | ||
| Choosing a Medium | ||
| Analysis of a Picture | ||
| Mixing Media | ||
| How to Use this Book | ||
| Common Terms | ||
| Surfaces | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Choice of Surface | ||
| Supports and Props | ||
| Boards, Blocks and Pads | ||
| Papers | ||
| Watercolor Paper | ||
| Prepared Surfaces for Pastels, Acrylics and Oils | ||
| Canvas and Material Supports | ||
| Stretching a Canvas | ||
| Other Surfaces | ||
| Brushes | ||
| Introduction | ||
| What Brushes are Made Of | ||
| Watercolor Brushes | ||
| Watercolor Brushes and Their Uses | ||
| Oil and Acrylic Brushes | ||
| Oil and Acrylic Brushes and Their Uses | ||
| Using Non-Artist's Brushes, Knives and Other Tools | ||
| Care of Brushes | ||
| Mixing Paint | ||
| Pencils, Charcoal, Graphite and Pens | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pencils | ||
| Pencil Effects | ||
| Colored Pencils | ||
| Charcoal | ||
| Charcoal Effects and Fixing | ||
| Graphite | ||
| Felt-Tip Pens | ||
| Inks and Scratchboard | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pens | ||
| Pen Types | ||
| Pen Effects | ||
| Inks | ||
| Using Ink with Brushes | ||
| Calligraphic Styles | ||
| Scratchboard | ||
| Pastels | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pastel Types | ||
| Soft Pastels | ||
| Soft Pastels: Uses | ||
| Hard Pastels | ||
| Hard Pastels: Uses | ||
| Oil Pastels | ||
| Oil Pastels: Uses | ||
| Pastel Pencils | ||
| Conté Crayons | ||
| Oil Sticks | ||
| Pastel Techniques | ||
| Other Pastel Techniques | ||
| Pastel Supports | ||
| Pastel Papers | ||
| Fixing and Framing Pastels | ||
| Watercolors | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Watercolor Characteristics | ||
| Watercolor Pans and Boxes | ||
| Color Durability and Washes | ||
| Masking and Body Color | ||
| Watercolor Media | ||
| Watercolor Papers | ||
| Color Range | ||
| Marks: Wet-in-Wet | ||
| Experimenting with Marks | ||
| Washes | ||
| Layering Washes | ||
| Brush Drawing | ||
| Watercolor Pencils and Sticks | ||
| Color | ||
| Color Exercises | ||
| Warm and Cool Colors | ||
| Gouache, Tempera and Paints | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Gouache, Powder and Poster Paints | ||
| Tempera | ||
| Tempera Paints and Equipment | ||
| Gouache | ||
| Gouache Techniques | ||
| Gouache Supports | ||
| Powder Paints | ||
| Poster Paints | ||
| Textured Paints | ||
| Creating a Range of Effects | ||
| Acrylics | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Characteristics of Acrylics | ||
| The Range of Acrylics | ||
| Supports | ||
| Applications | ||
| Techniques | ||
| Water Techniques | ||
| Oil Effects | ||
| Oil Techniques | ||
| Mixing Media | ||
| Relief and Texture | ||
| Varnishing | ||
| Oils | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Characteristics of Oils | ||
| Oil Media | ||
| Oil Paint Qualities | ||
| Supports | ||
| Techniques | ||
| Expressive Techniques | ||
| Alkyd Oil Paints | ||
| Alkyd-Based Media | ||
| Water-Soluble Oils | ||
| Using Water-Soluble Oils | ||
| Varnishing | ||
| Working Practices | ||
| Caring for Your Work | ||
| The Studio | ||
| Mounting Work | ||
| Framing | ||
| Making the Frame | ||
| Storing Work | ||
| Presentation | ||
| Index | ||
| Acknowledgements |
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