About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Date Published: 1993-12
ISBN-13:9780823030033ISBN:0823030032
Description: Fair. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight. Covers show some shelf wear and bumping. Major overall bend/crease to book. Satisfaction guaranteed. If item not as described, return for refund of purchase price. read more
Description: Fine. 0823034968 Ships next business day. **Revised and Expanded** NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black dot on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: Revised and Expanded
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780823034963ISBN:0823034968
Description: Good. 7 x 10. Covers have heavy edge wear and minor curling, small remainder mark on bottom edge, unused textbook, 357 pages including index, covers basic materials, making and painting with oil, picture protection and restoration, bw illustrations. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns, Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780823030033ISBN:0823030032
Description: Near Fine. 10x7 inches. 320 indexed pages. Blue cover with red, black and yellow lettering. A complete reference to supports, sizes and grounds, binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes, pigments, paint-making procedures, oil paints, water-thinned paints, temperas, pastels, presentation methods, picture protection, restoration, and so much more. Clean, tight, unmarked, bright. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns
Date Published: 2006-04-10
ISBN-13:9780823034963ISBN:0823034968
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780823034963. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780823034963ISBN:0823034968
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780823030033ISBN:0823030032
Description: Very Good; Shiny stiff covers, light wear to edge. 0823030032. Practical Art Books; 1.11 x 9.98 x 7.03 Inches; 320 pages; ⢠Fully revised to address the newest materials and the latest health issues ⢠Dozens of make-it-yourself recipes for paints, pastels, varnishes, and more ⢠Expert author is chairman of ASTM committee on art materials Much more than just another guide to artistsâ™ materials, The Painterâ™s Handbook is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780823030033ISBN:0823030032
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Edition: REV EXP
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780823034963ISBN:0823034968
Description: New. Much more than just another guide to artists' materials, The Painter's Handbook is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the canvas up: the canvas itself, plus paper, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and t... read more
"This is quite possibly the best book a painter could ask for. I especially enjoy such things as guides (or recipes) for stretchers, primers, and how to successfully create a fresco mural.
I think the main reason i got it was to avoid toxicity, oil paints a primary concern. It explains and expands upon the latests health and safety in materials.
I also found out that gasoline has a flash point of -20 degrees!
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