Artists' Materials: The Complete Source book of Methods and Media

by Emma Pearce

Overview

Which canvas fabric is best for oil paints? When should you use colored inks? How can you avoid the darkening of acrylics over time?

Choosing the right materials for your artwork can be tricky. Artist's Materials is a compact, indispensable and comprehensive guide to help you with these dilemmas, useful for both experienced and aspiring artists. Full of detailed advice on an array of materials and techniques, topics include:

• How to pick your paints, be it oils, acrylics, watercolors or tempera
• Painting techniques, including encaustic painting and gesso grounds
• How to use fixatives, primers and varnishes
• Making your own materials, such as canvases, paints and glues
• Information on drawing materials, color mixing and brushes

With a pigment color index, a glossary of key terms and information on caring for and storing your finished artwork, this book will equip you with all the tools you need to become a confident and versatile artist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788887809
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing Limited
Publication date:	12/01/2019
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,043,083
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

A graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art, Emma Pearce has had an interest in the mechanics of artists' materials since first painting. On graduation, she taught methods and materials at a number of leading art colleges colleges for nine years, including the Slade, UCL; the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford; and the Tate Gallery, Millbank, while also writing for Artists' Newsletter and The Artists' and Illustrators magazines on her subject. 1992 saw the publication of her handbook, Artists' Materials: Which, Why and How. She also joined Winsor & Newton that year as a technical advisor. Maintaining product ranges, developing new colors and products, answering technical inquiries, contributing to lecture programs, writing Winsor & Newton literature and articles for the art press, acting consultant on art books, working on the Internet, maintaining the museum and archive, giving factory tours, and helping conservation projects are just some of the areas that constantly expand her working knowledge of artists' materials and techniques.

Table of Contents

Preface 5

Chapter 1 Oil Painting 6

Chapter 2 Acrylic Painting 40

Chapter 3 Encaustic Painting 50

Chapter 4 Tempera 58

Chapter 5 Watercolour And Gouache Painting 70

Chapter 6 Gesso Grounds 86

Chapter 7 Paper 106

Chapter 8 Drawing Materials 114

Chapter 9 Pigments 132

Chapter 10 Colour Mixing And Using Colour 156

Chapter 11 Artists' Brushes And Other Applicator Tools 166

Chapter 12 Health And Safety 172

Appendix I Storing, Framing And Care Of Artwork 176

Appendix II Notes For Vegetarians 179

Glossary 179

Bibliography 181

Acknowledgements 184

Index 185

About the author 192