title: Paint Handbook
author: Guy Weismantel
description: McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Welcome](fm02.xhtml#fm02)
  
  
  * [Project gallery](fm03.xhtml#fm03)
  
  
  * [Chapter 1: Materials, tools, and techniques](ch1.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Acrylic paint](ch1.xhtml#lev1)
  
  
  * [Brushes](ch1.xhtml#lev2)
  
  
  * [Palettes](ch1.xhtml#lev3)
  
  
  * [Choosing a surface](ch1.xhtml#lev4)
  
  
  * [Transferring your drawing](ch1.xhtml#lev5)
  
  
  * [Color and value](ch1.xhtml#lev6)
  
  
  * [Basic design principles](ch1.xhtml#lev7)
  
  
  * [Displaying your work](ch1.xhtml#lev8)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter 2: Putting on the paint](ch2.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [1 Basic paint application: Door](ch2.xhtml#lev-1)
  
  
  * [2 Mixing tints and shades: Envelope](ch2.xhtml#lev-2)
  
  
  * [3 Opaque layering: T-shirt](ch2.xhtml#lev-3)
  
  
  * [4 Expanding your color palette: Child's chalk drawing](ch2.xhtml#lev-4)
  
  
  * [5 Mixing values of gray: Wax crayon](ch2.xhtml#lev-5)
  
  
  * [6 Getting to know your brushes: Pastry with sprinkles](ch2.xhtml#lev-6)
  
  
  * [7 Cutting out a shape: Toy duck](ch2.xhtml#lev-7)
  
  
  * [8 Introduction to massing: Daisy](ch2.xht