The Search Press guide to painting techniques
By: Elizabeth Tate, Hazel Harrison
Contributors: Harrison, Hazel
Publisher: Search Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tunbridge Wells, Kent (England)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781844487141
Subjects: Technique; Painting
Other titles: Guide to painting techniques; Painting techniques
Description: This book offers a unique combination of reference material and practical guidance for the painter in any media. It is divided into two parts: the first is a directory of all major painting techniques, and gives examples of their use, and of the particular media appropriate to them.
Notes: "Previously published as The encyclopedia of painting techniques"--Title page verso.

"A Quarto book"--Title page verso.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preparing to paint. Stretching canvas ; Stretching paper ; Home-made canvas boards ; Priming and staining ; Texturing; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: Themes. Animals ; Buildings ; Landscapes ; Portraits ; Skies and clouds ; Still life ; Water ; Weather effects.