The Painter's Handbook: A Complete Reference - Softcover

Gottsegen, Mark David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823030032 ISBN 13: 9780823030033

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 1993

Synopsis

The original 1993 edition of "The Painter's Handbook" was not just another guide to artist's materials; it established itself as an amazingly thorough professional resource, with complete details on the vast array of materials available to the artist, including canvases and papers, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes and preservatives. The book also contains dozens of step-by-step recipes for making art materials, including made at home or the studio paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes, sizes, supports, and equipment. "The Painter's Handbook", revised and expanded, is a thoroughly revised edition of the original publication. It has been updated to accommodate the enormous changes in the art materials world during the past decade: in which many new kinds of revolutionary paints and pigments have entered the market; new health issues are addressed concerning outmoded and even harmful materials and practices; and new ASTM standards - of which the author Mark Gottsegen is the chairman of this government committee to set standards for the performance, quality, and health labelling of artist's paints and related materials - on light fastness and the general longevity of art materials are provided.

About this title

Synopsis

This book on painting materials and techniques has been carefully researched and contains the most up-to-date information available. Part I covers basic equipment, supports, sizes and grounds, binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes, preservatives, and pigments. Part II discusses the available paints an artist is likely to use today, procedures for applying homemade and commercial paints, and large-scale mural techniques. Part III examines the different means for protecting works of art: varnishing and other surface protection, matting and framing, and storage and documentation of works of art. Throughout the book are specific safety cautions, detailed reference tables, and boxed "recipes" for making homemade art materials. This book was originally published in 1987 by Harper & Row. The revision provides up-to-the-minute advances in art materials and techniques as well as the most current knowledge available on health hazards in the art environment.

About the Author

Mark David Gottsegen is the author of The Painter's Handbook (ISBN 0-8230-3003-2), which has sold over 17,000 copies. Gottsegen is professor of art at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As Chairman of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Subcommittee on Artists' Paints and Related Materials, he helped develop ASTM standards for the performance, quality, and health labelling of artist's paints.

Edition details

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823030032
• ISBN 13: 9780823030033
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320