From: Christina Z. Anderson (zphoto@montana.net)
Date: 02/26/03-08:31:24 AM Z
Here's the info from Amazon, and a WEBSITE even for those who can't go to
the bookstore:
Book Description from Amazon.com:
"The definitive, buyers guide to watercolor paints, Hilary Page's Guide to
Watercolor Paints, will SAVE YOU MONEY because you will avoid buying
duplicate paints. The Guide will enable you to buy the best paints possible
for your individual needs and budget. The Guide rates each paint according
to the "Ten Desirable Paint Qualities" including lightfastness with visual
samples of nearly 1, 500 paints from the following brands: Winsor & Newton,
Daniel Smith, Schmincke, Fragonard Pebeo, Rowney, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Old
Holland, Sennelier, Grumbacher, Blockx, M.C. Graham, Academy, Impellist
Sakura, Da Vinci, Shiva, Georgian, Cotman, Maimeri, and Koi Sakura; plus
brief information on Yarka, Pelican, Lukas, Pentel, Linel, and Niji. A
comprehensive Master Triangle of paints and pigments serves as a key to the
book and the complete manufacturer's paint index makes the Guide very user
friendly. Hilary Page's Guide to Watercolor Paints also provides
"Convenience Lists" that tabulate staining, textural, transparent, opaque
and two-tone paints together with suggested palettes. The Guide gives useful
information on pigments including toxicity, the latest ASTM ratings and
reflectance curves for quantifiable color information. The illustrated,
historical background makes for entertaining and informative reading. As an
added bonus the Guide now comes with regular Updates at the Hilary Page
website - This address is given at the front of each book. The update covers
paints that have been upgraded or introduced since publication, from the
following brands: American Journey, Cotman (17 paints), Holbein (24 paints)
MaimeriBlu, and Venezia. You can store the Updates within the covers of the
Guide
>From the Publisher
HILARY PAGE'S GUIDE TO WATERCOLOR PAINTS is now offered with regular, free,
on-line updates . The web site for the updates is listed in the front of
each copy of the book"
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: gum printing
Asking you the full name of this book, that's what.... Where did you get it?
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