Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Oil Painting
Chapter 2: Acrylic Painting
Chapter 3: Encaustic Painting
Chapter 4: Tempera Painting
Chapter 5: Water Colour and Gouache Painting
Chapter 6: Gesso Grounds
Chapter 7: Paper
Chapter 8: Drawing Materials
Chapter 9: Pigments
Chapter 10: Colour Mixing
Chapter 11: Artists' Brushes
Chapter 12: Health & Safety
Appendix I: Storing, Framing and Care of Artwork
Appendix II: Notes for Vegetarians
Glossary
Bibliography

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About the Author

A graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art, Emma Pearce has had an interest in the mechanics of artists' materials since first starting to paint. She has taught at the Slade, the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford, and the Tate Gallery. She has also worked at Winsor & Newton as their Technical Advisor.