Artist's materials : all the materials you will ever need to make art
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- ISBN: 1552979946
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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 |
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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 |