Britannica's practical guide to the arts

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Photography

equipment, techniques, styles, and practice
2017
A guide to photography, covering the equipment needed, techniques, types of photography, and practical applications.

Music

techniques, styles, instruments, and practice
2017
A guide to music covering the elements and principles of music notation and structure; composition; form; musical instruments; performance and expression; and musical genres.

Drawing

materials, technique, styles, and practice
2017
A guide to drawing, covering the elements and principles of design; the tools, techniques, and preservation; examples of various drawing styles; subject matter; and the history of drawing.

Painting

materials, technique, styles, and practice
2017
A guide to painting, covering the elements and principles of design, procedures and mediums, art forms, conservation, imagery and subject matter, symbolism, and more.

Sculpture

materials, techniques, styles, and practice
2017
"Examine[s] the materials, tools, methods, styles, and practices that are involved in sculpting and many of the techniques that have been used by accomplished artists who have contributed to sculpture as a fine art, from the marble gods of Phidias to the mobiles by Alexander Calder"--Provided by publisher.
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