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How art is made : the craft behind the masterpieces / Debra N. Mancoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mancoff, Debra N., 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--Technique.
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2023.
- Summary:
- How Art Is Made looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question - how were these works actually made?
- "This book explores renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe, looking at the discoveries and inventions that allowed artists to explore different ways of creating. From oil paint, pastel and pencil, to perspective, collage and immersive spaces, each chapter showcases an artwork which demonstrates the mastery and innovative use of a single material or method, presented as the centerpiece of a capsule history" -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Gold
- Mosaic
- Encaustic
- Ink
- Charcoal
- Chalk
- Pencil
- Opaque watercolour
- Tempera
- Fresco
- Oil
- Transparent watercolour
- Pastel
- Relief
- Lost wax casting
- Perspective
- Foreshortening
- Light and shadow
- Monochrome
- Brushwork
- Impasto
- En plein air
- Drip and flow
- Woodcut
- Engraving
- Etching
- Colour woodblock printing
- Lithography
- Screen printing
- Collage
- Graffiti
- Immersive spaces.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780711285095
- 0711285098
- OCLC:
- 1400095837
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