"Packed with essential information, and featuring over 1000 full-colour illustrations, this si the definitive guide to the tools, materials and technqiues of the artist's craft. Encompassing many exciting and significant modern processes now available to the artist, as well as a wide range of traditional skills, it offers a wealth of detailed technical knowledge and expert guidance on every aspect of painting, drawing, printmaking, and the related visual arts." - book jacket.

Includes index. First published 1987.

Materials -- Supports and grounds -- Drawing -- Painting -- Printmaking -- Digital media and photography -- Applied techniques -- Conservation and framing -- Appendices -- Health and safety -- Glossary -- Index.