Materials and Techniques Reference Books
"The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques"
Ralph Mayer
"Since 1940, when it was originally published, The Artist's Handbook has been indispensable for thousands of practicing artists and art students. The book has remained continuously in print through many editions and has sold more than a quarter million copies. It is, as American Artist Magazine calls it, the "artist's bible," an invaluable reference to the painter, sculptor, and print maker. During the past few years, however, new art movement and new research have led to many changes in the technology of artist's materials. Read more...
Cennino d'Andrea Cennini "The Craftsman's Handbook "Il Libro dell'Arte"
Translated by: Daniel V. Thompson, Jr.
This is D.V. Thompson's definitive English translation of "Il Libro dell'Arte," an intriguing guide to methods of painting written in the 15th century Florence. Embodying the secrets and techniques of the great masters, it served as an art student's introduction to the ways of his craft. Read more...
"Artist's Manual: A Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials and Techniques"
Angela Gair
A veritable bible for beginners as well as an invaluable reference for accomplished artists, The Artist's Manual is a hands-on guide to hundreds of techniques for painting and drawing. This easy-to-use manual clearly explains the artist's essential tools and material--how to choose them, how to use them, and to care for them.
"Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters"
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake
Sir Charles Eastlake, a former president of the British Academy and director of the National Gallery, was one of the world's foremost experts on the techniques of painting. A painter of considerable reknown himself, he devoted years to traveling throughout England and Europe, where he searched through museums, monasteries, universities, and libraries, gradually amassing a collection of rare manuscripts from which he was able to reconstruct the technical secrets of the great painters of the past.
"The Painter's Handbook
Mark David Gottsegen
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 the medium and its accessories, you're sure to find the information in these pages, along with the most current data on the health hazards and safety procedures in the studio.
"The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting With Notes on Their Techniques of the Old Masters"
Max Doerner
This classic book on the craft of painting is the accepted authority on questions of materials and techniques. Max Doerner, drawing on over twenty-five years of teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, examines everything that the practicing artist might need to know about the preparation of painting surfaces, the creation of pigments, and the tools and methods used when applying oils, temperas, pastels, watercolors, and in creating murals.
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