Contents.

PART I. – MATERIALS

I. Observations

II. Canvases and Panels

III. Easels

IV. Brushes

V. Paints

VI. Vehicles and Varnishes

VII. Palettes

VIII. Other Tools

IX. Studios

X. Mental Attitude

XI. Tradition and Individuality

XII. Originality

XIII. The Artist and the Student

XIV. How to Study

PART III. – TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES

XV. Technical Preliminaries

XVI. Drawing

XVII. Values

XVIII. Perspective

XIX. Light and Shade

XX. Composition

XXI. Color

PART IV. – PRACTICAL APPLICATION

XXII. Representation

XXIII. Manipulation

XXIV. Copying

XXV. Kinds of Painting

XXVI. The Sketch

XXVII. The Study

XXVIII. Still Life

XXIX. Flowers

XXX. Portraits

XXXI. Landscape

XXXII. Marines

XXXIII. Figures

XXXIV. Procedure in a Picture

XXXV. Difficulties of Beginners