An Artist's Notebook : techniques and materials

" ... Designed to provide fundamental information on process ..." chapter titles include Supports and Grounds for Painting ; Painting Surfaces ; Color Theory and Painting ; Collage and Studio Tools, among others. Along the way Chaet discusses more, such as developing your own drawing language. He gives examples showing the work of famous artists. Wide-ranging and comprehensive and discussing such topics as stretching a canvas, matting a print, and working with encaustic.