This miscellany of artists' knowledge is an open door into the art studios of old, letting the reader in on some of the artists' secrets - the invention of oil paint and how to mix your own, the origin of pigments, the discovery of perspective, how to prepare a canvas or watercolour paper, and how to achieve luminous flesh tones and correct proportions of the human form. Thoughts and quotes from great artists, past and present, are included.
- ISBN10 0004129156
- ISBN13 9780004129150
- Publish Date 10 May 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 December 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English