Artist's Materials: All the Materials You Will Ever Need to Make Art Book

Basics

• Introduction
• History
• Choosing a Medium
• Analysis of a Picture
• Mixing Media
• How to Use this Book

Common Terms

Surfaces

• Introduction
• Choice of Surface
• Supports and Props
• Boards, Blocks and Pads
• Papers
• Watercolor Paper
• Prepared Surfaces for Pastels, Acrylics and Oils
• Canvas and Material Supports
• Stretching a Canvas
• Other Surfaces

Brushes

• Introduction
• What Brushes are Made Of
• Watercolor Brushes
• Watercolor Brushes and Their Uses
• Oil and Acrylic Brushes
• Oil and Acrylic Brushes and Their Uses
• Using Non-Artist's Brushes, Knives and Other Tools
• Care of Brushes
• Mixing Paint

Pencils, Charcoal, Graphite and Pens

• Introduction
• Pencils
• Pencil Effects
• Colored Pencils
• Charcoal
• Charcoal Effects and Fixing
• Graphite
• Felt-Tip Pens

Inks and Scratchboard

• Introduction
• Pens
• Pen Types
• Pen Effects
• Inks
• Using Ink with Brushes
• Calligraphic Styles
• Scratchboard

Pastels

• Introduction
• Pastel Types
• Soft Pastels
• Soft Pastels: Uses
• Hard Pastels
• Hard Pastels: Uses
• Oil Pastels
• Oil Pastels: Uses
• Pastel Pencils
• Conté Crayons
• Oil Sticks
• Pastel Techniques
• Other Pastel Techniques
• Pastel Supports
• Pastel Papers
• Fixing and Framing Pastels

Watercolors

• Introduction
• Watercolor Characteristics
• Watercolor Pans and Boxes
• Color Durability and Washes
• Masking and Body Color
• Watercolor Media
• Watercolor Papers
• Color Range
• Marks: Wet-in-Wet
• Experimenting with Marks
• Washes
• Layering Washes
• Brush Drawing
• Watercolor Pencils and Sticks
• Color
• Color Exercises
• Warm and Cool Colors

Gouache, Tempera and Paints

• Introduction
• Gouache, Powder and Poster Paints
• Tempera
• Tempera Paints and Equipment
• Gouache
• Gouache Techniques
• Gouache Supports
• Powder Paints
• Poster Paints
• Textured Paints
• Creating a Range of Effects

Acrylics

• Introduction
• Characteristics of Acrylics
• The Range of Acrylics
• Supports
• Applications
• Techniques
• Water Techniques
• Oil Effects
• Oil Techniques
• Mixing Media
• Relief and Texture
• Varnishing

Oils

• Introduction
• Characteristics of Oils
• Oil Media
• Oil Paint Qualities
• Supports
• Techniques
• Expressive Techniques
• Alkyd Oil Paints
• Alkyd-Based Media
• Water-Soluble Oils
• Using Water-Soluble Oils
• Varnishing
• Working Practices

Caring for Your Work

• The Studio
• Mounting Work
• Framing
• Making the Frame
• Storing Work
• Presentation

Index Acknowledgements