The Artist's Handbook

The complete reference manual of artist's equipment, materials, procedures and techniques. 

Tools - Comprehensive surveys of equipment describe and evaluate the alternatives, help you choose the best tools for your work, and show you how to use them.

Techniques - Illustrated step-by-step sequences, many in full colour, detail everry important technique clearly and simply.

Materials - Informative descriptions of the artist's materials and mediums; their characteristics and effects, their creative potential, and ways of making your own.

Over 1,000 illustrations and 175,000 words of text.