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New Artist's Handbook
by Ray Campbell Smith
Product Group: Book
Publisher: DK ADULT (2003-09)
ISBN: 0789493365
EAN: 9780789493361
UPC: 635517093360
Dewey Decimal #: 702.8
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 384 pages
Edition: Revised
SKU: 4J-RO8F-HW73
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Originally published in 1987 by Knopf, this fully revised and updated guide contains updated text and brand new, beautiful, full-color images. Inside the covers, step-by-step projects and glowing reproductions of the great masters inspire readers to expand their vision and experiment with creative techniques. The text is designed to instruct, inspire, and broaden the skills of anyone interested in all aspects of art from drawing, painting, and printmaking to digital media and applied techniques.
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Customer Reviews
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Good Handbook
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-09-07
This text is a requirement for our Mixed Media class. I have found it to be full of good and useful information.
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Great Reference
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-07-14
This is a great reference. When I first saw this book I knew I had to have it. I teach several classes in drawing and painting at a local college and own hundreds of art books. I would consider this one a must for an overall reference in using a wide variety of mediums.
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Great reference book
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-07-04
Extremely readable and beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations, this book has almost 400 pages jammed with information. It's an excellent reference book on art materials and basic techniques for the beginning and intermediate artist. It also makes for a great companion piece to Ralph Mayer's and Mark Gottsegen's books on artist's materials. My response to one reviewer's complaint to what s/he calls bad advice given in this book about sanding a lead primer between coats is, well, this is pretty much the standard practice and it's the same exact advice found in Mayer's and Gottsegen's books that includes the health warnings about the toxicity of lead pigment, so go figure. There are many references found in this book discussing safety and health hazards associated with pigments, solvents and the safe storage and disposal of art materials, as well as a guide on how to read manufacturers' safety labeling. This book's excellent 14-page pigment chart alone provides a 4-tier pigment toxicity rating and rivals the pigment chart found in Gottsegen's book. I think this book is wonderful and went beyond my expectations. If you're looking for a visual reference guide to art materials and basic procedures and techniques in drawing and painting, this book comes close to being perfect.
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A Must Have For Every Artist
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-05-11
This book is absolutely wonderful! Anything you ever wanted to know about any medium is there at your fingertips!
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Artist Handbook
Rating  (2)
Date: 2009-02-24
0 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
The book came in good time, was a little bit rough around the edges, but otherwise I am satisfied with my purchase.
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