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The artist's manual : the definitive art sourcebook : media, materials, tools, and techniques / consultant editor, Rob Pepper.

Pepper, Rob, (editor.).

Summary:

Guides artists and inspiring artists through the world of art, covering where to begin, the materials and equipment used for different mediums, the basics of using each medium, how to preserve the art, and more.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0744033764
  • ISBN: 9780744033762
  • Physical Description: 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
At head of title: DK.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Idea to artwork: Where to begin? ; Art building blocks -- Art materials & equipment: Supports ; Drawing materials and equipment ; Painting materials and equipment ; Sculpture materials and equipment ; Printmaking, photography, and filming materials and equipment -- Ways of making art: Drawing ; Painting ; Observing and imaging ; Sculpture ; Printmaking ; Photography and filming ; Digital media ; Applied arts ; Nontraditional art forms -- Presenting & preserving your work.
Subject:
Art > Technique.
Artists' materials.
Genre:
Art.
Instructional and educational works.

Available copies

  • 5 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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Marion Library 702.8 ART (Text) 37810435781975 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library 702.8 Artist (Text) 33115007694249 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cliffdale Library 702.8 A (Text) 31781067551547 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Forsyth Central 702.8 A 2021 (Text) 0112400004894 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 06/23/2026
Morganton Public Library 703 PEP (Text) 33557004468187 Adult Nonfiction In transit -
Swannanoa Library 702.8 ART (Text) 0020513628279 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Youngsville Branch 702.8/Pepper (Text) 72350000112976 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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Summary: Guides artists and inspiring artists through the world of art, covering where to begin, the materials and equipment used for different mediums, the basics of using each medium, how to preserve the art, and more.