New Artist's Manual The Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials and Techniques

Name: New Artist's Manual The Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials and Techniques
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ISBN: 9780811851244

ISBN-10: 0811851249

ISBN-13: 9780811851244

Edition: 2006

Authors: Simon Jennings

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Here's four years of art school in book form minus the loans. Taking the top lessons, methods, and instruction from the best-selling Artist's Manual and Art Class, plus all-new material, The New Artist's Manual is a veritable bible for beginners as well as an invaluable reference for accomplished artists. This is the definitive hands-on art volume, covering the ins and outs of equipment and hundreds of techniques for painting and drawing. Comprehensive and easily referenced, The New Artist's Manual clearly explains all the artist's essential tools and materials how to choose them, how to use them, and how to care for them and includes detailed instructions on working with media ranging from…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 11/24/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.630
Language: English



Introduction


Acknowledgments



Supports


Canvas


Stretching canvas


Boards and panels


Papers for oils and acrylics


Sizing for oils


Priming


Making primers


Toned grounds


Watercolor papers


Stretching paper


Supports for pastels



Drawing media


Drawing papers


Pencils


Colored pencils


Water-soluble colored pencils


Charcoal


Pastels


Oil pastels


Conte crayons


Pen and ink


Drawing inks


Markers and fiber-tip pens


Accessories



Painting media


Oil paints


Mixing oil colors


Making oil paints


Oil-paint sticks


Basic palettes for oils


Binders for oils


Diluents for oils


Mediums for oils


Making mediums


Brushes for oils


Brush shapes


Palettes


Accessories for oils


Watercolor paints


Pigment and color


Basic watercolor palettes


Watercolor brushes


Brush shapes and sizes


Watercolor palettes


Watercolor accessories


Gouache


Basic gouache palette


Egg tempera


Acrylic paints


Basic acrylics palette


Specialty colors


Chroma color


Mediums for acrylics


Brushes and knives


Palettes for acrylics



Where do I start?


Starting to paint


Resources and references


Choosing your medium


Organizing your studio


Painting outdoors



Drawing and sketching


Drawing and observation


Figure drawing


Action and pose


The life class


Using drawing aids


Keeping a sketchbook


Sketching



Painting techniques


Oil techniques


Underpainting


Fat-over-lean


Alla prima


Glazing


Impasto


Knife painting


Scumbling, dry brush, blending


Watercolor techniques


Wash techniques


Flat and graded washes


Wet-in-wet


Wet-on-dry


Creating highlights


Textures and effects


Gouache techniques


Acrylic techniques


Wash techniques


Textural effects



Color and composition


Permanence of pigments


The language of color


Tonal values


Mixing colors


Color expression


Color harmony


Color contrast


Composition


Creating a focal point


Breaking the rules



What should I paint?


Painting three dimensions


Experimenting with paint


Interpreting color and pattern


Interpreting surface textures


Fish on a plate


Painting a bowl of fruit


Painting a vase of flowers


Painting a still-life group


Painting your room


Painting against the light


Painting a garden


Painting a landscape


Landscape on location


Painting skies and weather


The changing landscape


Capturing water


Painting a townscape


Space, depth, and distance


Putting life into a painting


Painting a face


Working on the features


Painting a friend


Painting a person


Experimental poses


Figure painting in the studio


Painting hands and feet


Painting animals and birds


Getting your ideas down


Composing from imagination



The studio


Studio organization


Easels


Protecting artwork


Varnishing paintings


Mats and frames



Gallery of art


Choosing a subject


Painting still lifes


Painting interiors


Buildings and townscapes


Painting landscapes


Painting water


Expressing color


Painting figures


Painting figures and animals


Painting from imagination


Expressing light


Reference and index


Health and safety


Reading a paint tube


Glossary of terms


Art-materials suppliers


Index