This dictionary of art terms and techniques is designed to appeal to anyone interested in the visual arts. The book's coverage includes all forms of easel and mural paintings, drawing, sculpture, the graphic arts, ceramics, mosaics, gilding and enamelling as well as related fields such as conservation and paint technology. Over 3200 definitions are included with materials defined in terms of composition, source, use and characteristic properties and processes and techniques defiend in terms of their practical application and results. Entries on schools, styles and periods is also included.

Collins dictionary of art terms and techniques

Mayer, Ralph

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The HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, 2nd edition, contains over 3,200 clear definitions of terns encountered in the study and practice of the visual arts and in their literature. It covers all forms of easel and mural paintings, drawing, sculpture, the graphic arts, photography, ceramics, and mosaic. There are entries on schools, styles, and periods, but the chief emphasis of the book is on the materials and methods of the artist. Materials are defined in terms of compositions, source, use, and characteristic properties; processes and techniques are defined in terms of their practical application and results. Tools and equipment are concisely described and illustrated with copious line drawings.

The HarperCollins Dictionary Art Terms & Techniques (Harpercollins Dictionaries)

Arts & Photography

Collins Reference

The Painter's Craft

Architecture

Penguin??Books

This book "presents the basic background knowledge that any artist must have in order to work. Ralph Mayer explores the widest spectrum of materials, from the ancient encaustic, or waxed~based paint, to the newest synthetics &amp; acrylics, including a full discussion of solvents, thinners, glues, brushes, sprayers, &amp; wood panels."

The Painter's Craft: An Introduction to Artists' Methods and Materials

New York: The Viking Press, 19

First published in 1940, this is the fifth edition of Ralph Mayer's book. It is designed as a reference guide to the materials necessary for the modern artist. Techniques for watercolour, oil and acrylic painting are included.

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques

Painting

Faber&Faber

Fourth edition. Handbook of terms and techniques for painters. Black and white illustrations. Dust jacket bent at top edge and corners. xviii, 733 pages. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, dust jacket. 8vo.

Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques (Third Edition, Revised and Expanded)

Viking Adult

A reference book of artists' materials and methods including the latest advances in new materials

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, 4th Revised and Updated Edition

The Painter's Craft: An Introduction to Artists' Methods and Materials [A Studio Book]

The Painter's Craft: An Introduction to Artists' Methods and Materials [A Studio Book]

A Studio Book: The Viking Press

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 some more than a quarter of a million copies. It is, as American Artist Magazine calls it, the "artist's bible," an invaluable reference for the painter, sculptor, and printmaker. During the past few years, however, new art movements and new research have led to many changes in the technology of artist's materials. With the assistance of Mayer's widow, Bena, and his colleagues, Viking and Steven Sheehan, Director of the Ralph Mayer Center at Yale University, have prepared this latest revision of the book, which is now completely updated and expanded. The Handbook does retain its original, user-friendly format. Mayer intended that this encyclopedic volume be referred to frequently, and he therefore gave specific, practical advice on every aspect of his subject. In addition, he compiled valuable lists for the artist: retail sources for materials, a pigment catalog, a bibliography, and an extensive appendix. And the detailed index makes all of this information immediately accessible.

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated (Reference)

Comics & Graphic Novels

How To Create Comics & Manga

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Collins dictionary of art terms and techniques

The HarperCollins Dictionary Art Terms & Techniques (Harpercollins Dictionaries)

The Painter's Craft

The Painter's Craft

The Painter's Craft: An Introduction to Artists' Methods and Materials

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques

Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques (Third Edition, Revised and Expanded)

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, 4th Revised and Updated Edition

The Painter's Craft: An Introduction to Artists' Methods and Materials [A Studio Book]

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques: Fifth Edition, Revised and Updated (Reference)