How to paint permanent pictures
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About This Book
IT is astonishing that, in these days of progress, no corresponding advance has been made in practical instruction in the composition of pigments, mediums and all material necessary to the production of permanent works of art, whether they are easel paintings, or water colors for the adornment of the home or public places, or in tempera and fresco for decorations. There is not, to my knowledge, a regular course of lectures on this subject at any of the Art Schools in England, Italy, France or America, in which students are taught what materials to use and what to avoid. During an experience of...
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- HOW TO PAINT PERMANENT PICTURES
- PREFACE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE SIMPLE PALETTE
- THE COMPLEX PALETTE
- COMMERCIAL PAINTING
- PALETTE KNIVES
- BITUMEN
- TEMPERA COLORS
- WATER COLORS
- PERMANENT FOUNDATIONS FOR PAINTING
- PREPARATION OF WOOD AS A FOUNDATION FOR PAINTINGS
- PAINTING ON METAL
- OILS AND MEDIUMS
- VARNISHES
- BEESWAX AND OTHER WAXES
- SUMMARY
- MADDER LAKE AND HARRISON RED
- LAKES TO BE AVOIDED
- PAINTING THE NEXT DAY
- TRUE NAPLES YELLOW
- NEW WHITES
- AMBER VARNISH
- BLOOM
- REPAINTING
- RESTORATION AND CLEANING OF PAINTINGS
- FRAMING
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