The Artist's Handbook

The definitive practical guide to all the tools, techniques and materials of paintings, drawing, printmaking and related visual arts.

Fully restyled and revised for the twenty-first century artist. The Artist's Handbook is packed with information on the traditional art methods of drawing, painting, and printmaking together with significant modern art techniques such as digital photography, digital printing, and digital image manipulation. Encompasses all the tools, materials and skills of the artist's craft. This is the definitive reference guide for amateurs and proficient, conventional and progressive artists alike.

Ray Smith is the author and illustrator of a number of prize-winning books, including How to Draw and Paint What You See. Smith has exhibited regularly in solo and group shows and has received several distinguished awards.\