The Artist's Handbook (3rd edition)

First published in 1987, The Artist's Handbook by Ray Smith is now in its third edition. This in depth manual looks at the equipment, materials, procedures, and techniques used in creating art. Each process is explained in detail and techniques are shown to help the reader understand and try themselves.

The Handbook covers a wide subject area and is written in a style that is easily understood. Each chapter is colour‐coded with subjects arranged in bite size pieces of text and full of colour photographs to illustrate a point or technique. Artists are referred to and their work shown throughout...