The painter's methods & materials

Contents

The mediums used in painting 00 The written evidence on early painting methods in oil -- The written evidence on early painting methods in oil -- Wood panels and paper -- Priming of panels and canvas -- The pigments used in painting -- The behaviour of white light -- Colour and the prism -- Linseed oil, walnut oil, and poppy oil -- The optical properties of oil -- How to paint oil pictures -- Balsams, resins, varnished, etc. -- How to paint in tempera -- Emulsions -- Fresco painting -- Modern methods of fresco painting -- Other methods of wall painting -- Preservation and cleaning of pictures.