The Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing - Techniques and Materials

Dust jacket a bit grubby. Contents good.
A uniquely practical illustrated guide to all the popular techniques used in painting and drawing today. More than 250 full-colour pictures. More than 300 photographs and illustrations in two-colour and black-and-white. Photographs show the materials and equipment described. Step-by-step sequences illustrate technique. More than 100 Old Masters and contemporary paintings are analysed for materials and techniques used. Pencil drawing/pen and ink/charcoal/pastels/gouache/water colours/tempera/acrylics/oil painting. Additional chapters on framing and mounting/print making/drawing aids/airbrushing/exterior painting/fresco. How to make your own pigments/how to stretch your canvas/how to lay grounds/how to make varnishes. Historical background to the development and use of artists' materials