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Artist Toolbox: Painting Tools & Materials

A practical guide to paints, brushes, palettes and more
By Walter Foster Creative Team
Series: Artist Toolbox
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Artist Toolbox: Painting Tools & Materials is a practical guide designed to familiarise beginning and aspiring painters with essential tools and techniques. It offers clear explanations of various brush styles, sizes, and shapes, detailing how each affects paint application and interaction with different mediums. Readers learn how to load and shape brushes, and when to choose synthetic versus natural hair, gaining a thorough understanding of painting fundamentals directly from experienced art instructors.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for novice artists and beginners eager to develop a solid foundation in painting tools and materials. It suits those who prefer learning the ‘whats,’ ‘whens,’ ‘whys,’ and ‘hows’ behind painting techniques rather than simply copying artwork.

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Painting Tools & Materials provides an easy-to-use guide focusing on key concepts and practical aspects of working with specific tools, materials, and mediums for beginning artists to learn the fundamentals of painting.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Discover the essential tools, materials, and techniques needed to get started in painting. The Artist's Toolbox series provides easy-to-use reference guides for beginning and aspiring artists.

While many instructional art books gloss over important concepts, focusing instead on how to simply replicate a piece of art, the Artist's Toolbox series breaks down the whats, whens, whys, and hows of each relevant tool or technique, clearly demonstrating its purpose and how to employ it to achieve desired effects.

In Painting Tools & Materials, artists will discover the important differences in brush styles, sizes, shapes, and types; how each brush is used to create different types of strokes; and how different types of brushes interact with various paints and supports. Artists will learn how to properly load brushes with paint, how to shape brushes to create specific strokes and effects, when to choose synthetic-hair over natural-hair, and much more.

Experienced art instructors focus on the key concepts and practical aspects of working with specific tools, materials, and mediums to impart a complete understanding for those seeking to learn the fundamentals of painting.

Series: Artist Toolbox

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633222823

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 December 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing

Illustration: 297 color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Caroline Zimmermann
  • Contributions by Paul Talbot-Greaves
  • Contributions by Maury Aaseng
  • Contributions by Jim McConlogue
  • Contributions by Jennifer McCully
  • Contributions by Varvara Harmon
  • Contributions by Patti Mollica

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 112

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction Series: Artist Toolbox Walter Foster Creative Team

About the Author

Founded in 1922 by artist Walter T. Foster, WALTER FOSTER PUBLISHING, an imprint of The Quarto Group, is the world's leading publisher of instructional art books and kits for adults and children. Walter Foster's diverse selection of drawing, painting, doodling and mixed media art books and kits have created a foundation for millions of beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists looking to hone their talents, learn new techniques, and discover different mediums. From color mixing recipes and art tools to the fundamentals of drawing and painting, Walter Foster's books cover a wide variety of topics and mediums across a broad spectrum of traditional and eclectic subject matter for artists of all skill levels. Walter Foster Publishing continues to expand its offerings every year, producing cutting-edge art-instruction books and kits for a worldwide audience.

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