The Painter’s Handbook
The Painter’s Handbook by Mark David Gottsegen, published by Watson-Guptill Publications in 1993, is a comprehensive resource for artists seeking detailed information on materials and techniques. This first edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English, offering an extensive overview of various mediums and their accessories, along with crucial data on health hazards and safety procedures in the studio.
Readers will discover a wealth of knowledge, including step-by-step recipes for creating art materials such as paints, pastels, and varnishes. The book also covers the preparation of supports and equipment, ensuring artists have the tools they need. Additionally, a final section addresses the preservation of artworks, detailing methods for varnishing, matting, framing, and restoring paintings. This thorough guide serves as an essential reference for anyone interested in the technical aspects of painting and art creation.
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Not just another guide to artist’s materials, this amazingly thorough resource also presents techniques for using them and recipes for making them. Whatever you need to know about any medium and its accessories, you’re sure to find the information in these pages, along with the most current data on health hazards and safety procedures in the studio.
Throughout the book, you’ll find dozens of step-by-step recipes for making your own art materials including paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes and sizes, and for preparing supports and making your own equipment. A final section examines the different means for preserving works of art–varnishing and other surface protection, matting and framing, storing and crating–and outlines different methods for repairing and restoring paintings.
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