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The Complete Manual of Artistic Materials and Techniques for Drawing and Painting SPECIFICATIONS

| Format: 190 x 260 mm

| Pages: 288

| Binding: Flexibook

| With Online Extra Content

| Text: 254,000 characters



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SALES POINTS | The definitive manual for artists seeking to understand and employ

the huge variety of different components and tools that they have at

their disposal.

| The reader will learn how useful drawing and painting materials can

be, from basic utensils to the most contemporary artistic techniques

and accessories.

| This book will teach the artist to use only the materials that they need

while discovering the extensive range of other artistic products that

derive from them.

TARGET | Accessible and well-suited to the amateur artist (level beginner

through intermediate) but nevertheless an indispensable guide to those

looking to progress towards or perfect their Fine Art techniques.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT | An entry-level guide to the world of drawing and painting.

| This manual comprises two expanded sections: Drawing and painting.

Both sections are divided into chapters introducing essential materials

and techniques, classifying them and examining the theory and practice

required during their application.



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| Each double-page spread introduces a new technique, an

accompanying material and how to apply them - a clear and concise

study of their characteristics, advantage and disadvantages.

Illustrations further clarify how different effects can be achieved by

properly combining materials and techniques.

| Every chapter closes with a Table of Effects subsection that examines

in detail how each technique has been applied to different works of art.

STRUCTURE



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CONTENTS An Artist’s Reference Guide, 6

DRAWING AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES, 8 GRAPHITE: CATEGORIZATION AND APPLICATION, 10 Pencils and linear strokes with graphite, 12 Shading with pencil, 14 Shading with graphite bars, 16 Watercolor graphite, 18 Conté pencils, 20 Thick-lead pencils, 22 Table of Effects, 24 CHARCOAL AND CHALKS, 26 Fine charcoal sticks and linear strokes, 28 Thick charcoal sticks and shading techniques, 30 Compressed charcoal, 32 Charcoal pencils, 34 Drawing with an eraser, 36 How chalk complements charcoal drawings, 38 Sanguine: A special case, 42 White highlights, 44 Three-color techniques, 46



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Colored chalks, 48 Table of Effects, 50 COLORED PENCILS AND CRAYONS, 52 Combining colors: Blending and overlapping strokes, 54 Optical mix and cross-hatching, 56 Watercolor pencils, 58 Technique: Superimposing with gouache, 62 Working with watercolor crayons and gouache, 64 Table of Effects, 66 DRY AND THICK-POINTED PASTELS, 68 Supporting utensils and backgrounds, 70 How to work with dry pastels, 72 Gradients, smearing and color effects, 74 Pastel pencils, 76 Technique: Pastel and gouache, 78 How to use thick-pointed pastels, 80 Diluted pastels, 82 Superimposing with watercolors, 84 Table of Effects, 86 DRAWING WITH INK, 88 Drawing with the paintbrush: Mastering the stroke, 90 Sepia and India inks, 92 Colored inks and effects, 96 Techniques: Aniline, 98 Techniques: Discoloration, 102 Techniques: Scraping, 104 Feathers and plant stems, 106 New materials for your sketchbook, 110 Fountain pens and felt-tip pens, 112 Water held in the paintbrush, 114 Drawing with the fountain pen, 116 Felt-tip pens and marker pens, 118 Table of Effects, 120

PICTORIAL TECHNIQUES, 122 GETTING TO KNOW PICTORIAL MATERIALS, 130 Pigment: Where paint begins, 126 Characteristics: Dispersion and absorption, 128 Vegetable oils and essential oils, 130 Resins and oleoresins, 132 Stiffening components: Waxes, driers and thickeners, 134 Loading and textures that emphasize painting, 136 Techniques: How to add emphasis, 138 Support and preparation of a background, 140 WATERCOLORS AND GOUACHE, 142 Characteristics of watercolor, 144 Brushes to paint with watercolor and their effects, 146



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New material: Soluble watercolor tablets, 148 Techniques: Application, 150 Techniques: Washes, 152 Mixing watercolors, 154 Applications: Gradients, values and tone, 158 Mixing with wet watercolors, 160 Techniques, 164 Techniques: Dry-on-dry, 166 Reserves and mascaras, 168 Components which add texture to watercolors, 170 Techniques: How to achieve texture with watercolor, 172 New color: Pearl, 174 Gouache, 176 Using opaque painting techniques, 178 Flat and fusion painting techniques, 180 Gel/gouache combination, 184 Preparing paints and applications, 186 Table of Effects, 188 ACRYLICS, 190 Characteristics of acrylic paint, 192 The acrylic medium, 194 Techniques: Transparencies, 196 Sponges and rollers, 198 Application: Wet-on-wet, 200 Techniques: Opaque with acrylics, 202 Scraping acrylics, 204 Techniques: Mixing acrylics, 208 Loading the paintbrush with acrylics, 210 Transparent filling materials, 212 Opaque filling materials, 214 Fluorescent paints, 218 In search of brilliance: Pearl and gold paints, 220 Using organic materials, 222 Table of Effects, 224 OILS, 226 Characteristics of oil paint, 228 Stencil brushes and spatulas, 230 Oil supports, 232 Selecting colors, 234 Techniques: How to work with oils, 236 Oil-staining: Watered-down oils, 238 Painting on textured paper, 240 Working with colored backgrounds, 242 Physical color mixing, 244 Applying oil in multiple coats, 246 Working with glazes, 248 Painting over colored backgrounds, 250 Mastering gradient and volume, 252 Directly mixing colors, 254 Alla prima painting, 256 Table of Effects, 260



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Landscape on textured support with gel, 262 Techniques: Fusion and softening, 266 Working with the spatula, 270 Impressionist painting techniques, 272 Techniques: Using oil sticks, 276 Encaustic technique: Incorporating wax, 278 Table of Effects, 282 Glossary, 284

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