Soft covered book titled TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING METHODS AND MATERIALS by David and Janice Jackson, Second Revised Edition, 1988, 202 pages.

This study is the first detailed description of the techniques and principles of the sacred art of Tibetan scroll painting. Not only does it document an ancient and in some ways endangered tradition, but it can also serve as a useful guide for would be practitioners of the art.

Topics include:

• THE ARTISTIC WEALTH OF OLD TIBET
• THE PREPARATION OF THE PAINTING SURFACE
• COMPOSITION
• SKETCHING & THE THEORY OF ICONOMETRY
• ICONOMETRIC PRACTICE & FURTHER TECHNIQUES OF SKETCHING
• PIGMENTS
• COLOUR
• TECHNIQUES OF PAINT PREPARATION AND APPLICATION
• BRUSHES
• SHADING AND COLOUR GRADATIONS
• OUTLINING
• FINISHING DETAILS

This book is in VG condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any art library!