Bibliograph

American artist guide to painting techniques, Elizabeth Tate, Hazel Harrison

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American artist guide to painting techniques, Elizabeth Tate, Hazel Harrison

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American artist guide to painting techniques

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Tate, Hazel Harrison

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

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Guide to painting techniquesPainting techniques

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