Creative Miniatures

Australia: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 106 p. , approx 9" x 8", paperback. VG+, clean, solid, unmarked. Patricia Moy is a noted Australian artist in both large and miniature formats. This book covers the history of miniature painting, short essays on some noted miniaturists past and present (including a number of Australian artists), and detailed information on techniques for miniature painting in many different media. Includes a glossary and list of resources, mostly Australian and UK. This would be a very useful book for an experienced artist wishing to try out the miniature format, or an amateur wanting to refine his or her techniques and mastery of different media, as varied as watercolours, scraperboard, gold leaf and collage (among others). Many colour illustrations of miniature works of art.