Download or read book Techniques of the World's Great Painters written by Waldemar Januszczak and published by Oxford : Phaidon. This book was released on 1980 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide to the techniques of 50 of the world's greatest painters concentrates on one work by each artist. The book shows the develpoment of technique from the frescoes of Giotto to the acrylic paintings of David Hockney, revealing the extent to which changes of technique and the evolution of artist's materials went hand in hand. Actual size details of the works are provided to give a clear indication of the scale of the work. Over 300 explanatory color diagrams illustrate the stages of the painting process. Concise textual introductions provide outlines of the career and general technique of each artist. Each painting is produced together with a series of details, each of which is captioned and provided with a key to show exactly which area of the painting is being illustrated.