(P/B) THE PAINTER'S HANDBOOK

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Much more than just another guide to artists' materials, "The Painter's Handbook" is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the canvas up: the canvas itself, plus paper, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes and preservatives. Dozens of step-by-step recipes for make-it-yourself paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes, sizes, supports, and equipment take this indispensable guide way beyond the competition. Authoritatively written by Mark David Gottsegen, chair of the federal government's ASTM committee on artist's materials, the revised "Painter's Handbook" considers the enormous changes in the art-materials world since the first edition was published in 1993. New materials, new health issues, new information on outmoded and even harmful supplies and practices mean that every painter needs a copy of "The Painter's Handbook". (From the publisher)

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: THE BASICS
1 Basic Tools and Equipment for the Artist
2 Supports
3 Sizes and Grounds
4 Binders
5 Solvents and Thinners
6 Varnishes, Balsams, Driers, Preservatives, and Retarders
7 Pigments
PART TWO: PAINT MAKING AND PAINTING METHODS
8 Making Your Own Paints
9 Oil Paints
10 Water-Thinned Paints
11 Temperas
12 Encaustic
13 Pastel
14 Synthetic Binders
15 Mural Paints and Techniques
PART THREE: PICTURE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
16 Picture Protection
17 Conservation and Restoration
Glossary
List of Suppliers
Bibliography
Index