An edition of The Search Press guide to painting techniques (2011)

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An edition of The Search Press guide to painting techniques (2011)

The Search Press guide to painting techniques

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This book offers a unique combination of reference material and practical guidance for the painter in any media. It is divided into two parts: the first is a directory of all major painting techniques, and gives examples of their use, and of the particular media appropriate to them.

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Search Press
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English
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208

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Technique, Painting, Painting, technique
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Table of Contents

Preparing to paint. Stretching canvas ; Stretching paper ; Home-made canvas boards ; Priming and staining ; Texturing
Making a start. Alla prima ; Building up : oil and acrylic ; Building up : pastel ; Color mixing ; Surface mixing ; Blending ; Flat and graded washes ; Variegated wash ; Dropping in color ; Highlighting ; Underdrawing ; Corrections
Ways of working. Brushwork ; Impasto ; Knife painting ; Wet-in-wet ; Wet-on-dry ; Lifting out ; Glazing ; Scraping on ; Sponge painting ; Finger painting ; Colored grounds ; Broken color ; Drybrush ; Scumbling ; Underpainting
Special techniques. Spattering ; Salt spatter ; Wax resist ; Gum arabic ; Blown blots ; Impressing and imprinting ; Line and wash ; Wet brushing pastel ; Sgraffito ; Backruns ; Masking ; Masking fluid ; Wash-off
Themes. Animals ; Buildings ; Landscapes ; Portraits ; Skies and clouds ; Still life ; Water ; Weather effects.

Edition Notes

"Previously published as The encyclopedia of painting techniques"--Title page verso.

"A Quarto book"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

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Tunbridge Wells, Kent (England)
Other Titles
Guide to painting techniques, Painting techniques

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Dewey Decimal Class
751
Library of Congress
ND1471

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208 pages
Number of pages
208

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OL29216570M
Internet Archive
searchpressguide0000tate
ISBN 10
1844487148
ISBN 13
9781844487141
OCLC/WorldCat
738573119

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OL21538748W

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