The painter's handbook
Subtitle: a complete reference
By: Mark David Gottsegen ; with illustrations by the author.
Edition: Rev. and expanded.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic tools and equipment for the artist; title: Supports; title: Sizes and grounds; title: Binders; title: Solvents and thinners; title: Varnishes, balsams, driers, preservatives, and retarders; title: Pigments; title: Making your own paints; title: Oil paints; title: Water-thinned paints; title: Temperas; title: Encaustic; title: Pastel; title: Synthetic binders; title: Mural paints and techniques; title: Picture protection; title: Conservation and restoration.