Techniques of painting
By: Jo Kirby
Series: A closer look; Closer look (London, England)
Publisher: National Gallery Company; Distributed by Yale University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; [New Haven, Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781857095340
Subjects: Technique; Painting
Description: Materials and working practices influence a painter just as much as contemporary intellectual and cultural developments. Techniques of Painting aims to help readers develop a painterly eye by learning to recognise different materials and methods of application and to appreciate how these features contribute to how a painting looks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94).
Table of contents: title: The support --; title: The design --; title: The painting --; title: The finishing touches.