Artists' Techniques and Materials

It is a joy (usually) to review art books: books that are well‐designed with glossy and thought‐provoking illustrations. And this applies here. There are some 400 colour illustrations in this little book, all on quality art paper, and all interesting, absorbing even. The book is well laid out with 84 brief accounts of the materials and processes used in eight art media. The eight media are: drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, mosaic, ceramic, glass, and metalwork/jewellery. Each section starts with a brief definition of the material or technique in question followed by a (small‐format) page giving context and background. Then to...