Publisher's Synopsis
With new colours and new reduced-toxicity paints on the market, what artists previously knew from experience about the characteristics of their paints is no longer entirely dependable. Information on the subject is essential to all watercolourists, and this manual aims to provide it.;Colour by colour, Hilary Page compares and contrasts the brands of watercolour paints on the market according to five factors: quality, reliability, lightfastness, handling characteristics and mixing potential. This book organizes paints by colour and chemical composition rather than by manufacturer, making it easy to follow. More than 1000 samples show each paint's specific hue and range straight from the tube to the most diluted state, and there are other critical evaluation tests, such as lifting potential, covering power, performance in wet-to-wet applications, and granular quality.
