Author: George H. Hurst

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 9781330863299

Excerpt from Painters Colours, Oils, and Varnishes: A Practical Manual In offering the following pages to Practical Workers and others interested in the wide subject of "Painters' Colours, Oils, and Varnishes," my aim throughout has been to combine theory and practice, and to show the scientific principles that underlie the methods in constant use. Naturally - and one may say unavoidably - there has grown up in the course of years, in connection with Colour-making, as with every other industry, a good deal of what is known as "Rule of thumb" procedure. The amount of this that prevails, however, has been greatly overrated, and we are not far distant from the day when "Rule of thumb" will be generally supplemented among us by an intelligent appreciation of the scientific principles involved. To give the rationale of every technical process is, nevertheless, by no means an easy task, and all that I can hope to have effected is the placing before the reader such a description of the various processes and their underlying principles, as shall be really helpful in practical work. The information given as to the properties and preparation of Pigments, is either based on my own experience, or drawn from the most trustworthy sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.