About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 122. Chapters: Acrylic paint, Wood, Graphite, Pencil, Tempera, Pastel, New materials in 20th century art, Adhesive, Data storage device, Body fluids in art, Crayon, Plastics in art, Inkwell, Copal, Found object, Paper, Varnish, Painterwork, Vitreous enamel, Charcoal, Linseed oil, Airbrush, Paperboard, Silverpoint, Pietra dura, Patina, Eraser, Mannequin, List of artistic media, Tracing paper, Oil pastel, Dip pen, Drying oil, Four Treasures of the Study, Sketchbook, Pointing machine, India ink, Khutu, Wood stain, Inkstick, Washi, Smalt, Perry & Co., Chinese Inkstone, Pyranoscope, Diasec, Scratch and sniff, Glass tiles, Glitter, Bamboo charcoal, Frost & Adams, Wheatpaste, Gold leaf, Gallery wrap, Foamcore, Blotting paper, Mino washi, Hardstone, Permanent marker, Drafting machine, ChromaFlair, Sansodor, Man Luen Choon, Candelilla wax, Ink eraser, Paint marker, List of washi, Crepe paper, Wasli, Kneaded eraser, Colour tracing paper, Frisket, F. Weber & Company, Inc., Mosaic gold, Bristol board, Conte, Grease pencil, Reeves and Sons, Construction paper, Watermedia, Porcelain tile, Sidewalk chalk, Drafting tape, Vitrified tile, Methylethyl ketone oxime, Art & Creative Materials Institute, Stump, Metal leaf, Magna paint, Manila paper, Inkpot, Claybord, Fixative, Binder, Carbon dust, Tortillon, Semi-drying oil, Mean Streak Marker. Excerpt: Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many plants. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. In the strict sense wood is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of trees (and other woody plants). In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand u...
