This four-part treatment encompasses materials, general principles, technical principles, and practical applications. Topics include canvases, easels, brushes, paints, and other tools; attitudes and originality; drawing, perspective, light and shade, composition, and color; and sketching, still lifes, flowers, portraits, landscapes, and figures. 64 illustrations enhance this informative manual. Republication of the revised edition published by Lothrop, Lee & Shephard, Boston, 1930.
Oil Painting Techniques and Materials by Harold Speed Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.
The Painter’s Methods and Materials by A. P. Laurie Foremost authority on permanency, pigments, tempera, varnishes, etc. Modern procedures plus insights into classical techniques of the masters. 64 illustrations.
