The Artist's Complete Health & Safety Guide

Author: Monona Rossol
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
New third edition! This classic art reference shows artists how to handle materials safely while practicing their craft. Dozens of at-a-glance tables and charts present vital information about art materials, ingredients, technical hazards, proper protective equipment, and safe work practices simply and accurately. This brand-new third edition is now completely revised and expanded to detail lifesaving new safety and ventilation equipment, present urgent new discoveries on toxins and pollutants found in arts and crafts materials, and explain the controversies surrounding new government regulations. A virtual lifesaver for all art and craft workers.

Health Hazards Manual for Artists

Author: Michael McCann
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461746388
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
This is the trusted resource for working artists and art students written by the leading authority on these health hazards. Whether you work in painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, woodworking, textiles, computer, or children’s art, this is the only reference book that covers all the dangers associated with metals, minerals, and chemicals. With illustrations throughout, this first aid book shows how to treat injuries and work with proper caution while still being creative. Updates include new ventilation, photo processing, and computer systems. Whether you are a beginner or professional, this is a must for every school, art studio, and home.

The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (Fourth Edition)

Author: Rossol Monona
Publisher: Allworth
ISBN: 9781621536123
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Safe use of art or craft materials requires awareness and training. A host of toxic industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants, including lead, cadmium, mercury, asbestos, cancer-causing dyes and pigments, and brain-damaging hydrocarbon solvents, are often found in these materials. The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide, Fourth Edition, is the classic guide to using these potentially toxic materials safely and ethically. Additionally, this book is also designed to help art workers and teachers comply with applicable health and safety laws, including the new Globally Harmonized System for labelling as well as safety information adopted by most countries. Coverage includes: Technical hazards information in plain language Tables of data on art material ingredients Steps to comply with health and safety laws Safety checklists for studios and classrooms Detailed descriptions of safe practices Recommendations for proper protective equipment Precautions for children, pregnant women, men and women planning families, and others who are susceptible to toxic substances Newly revised with the most up-to-date information on safety requirements and protocols, The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide is required reading for anyone who regularly uses or teaches with art and craft materials as well as for professionals who design or maintain art facilities.

The Health & Safety Guide for Film, TV & Theater, Second Edition

Author: Monona Rossol
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1581158629
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
This second edition has been expanded and updated to address new hazards, unique health and safety problems, and particular regulations that threaten anyone working in the entertainment industries today. Artists' advocate Monona Rossol exposes the hazards of theatrical paints, theatrical makeup, pigments, dyes, plastics, solvents, woodworking, welding, asbestos, fog, and offers practical solutions to these dangers. No one working in the performing arts can afford to skip this handbook packed with life-or-death health and safety information. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (Fourth Edition)

Author: Rossol Monona
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621536173
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

The Costume Technician's Handbook

Author: Rosemary Ingham
Publisher: Waveland Press
ISBN: 1478652829
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 551

Book Description
Since its first publication in 1980, The Costume Technician's Handbook has established itself as an indispensable resource in classrooms and costume shops. Ingham and Covey draw on decades of hands-on experience to provide the most complete guide to developing costumes that are personally distinctive and artistically expressive. No other book covers the same breadth of necessary topics for every aspect of costuming, from the basics of setting up a costume shop to managing one and everything in between.

The Fine Artist's Career Guide

Author: Daniel Grant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621531236
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 548

Book Description
This indispensable guide gives anyone with studio art training the vital tools and breadth of information they need to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. It covers the full spectrum of career options available to artists today-from being an independent artist to niches in the corporate world, and from jobs that require special artistic skills to those calling for artistic improvisation.

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th Ed.

Author: Caroll Michels
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805068009
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
Covers public relations, exhibitions, art dealers, rejection, grants, other sources of income, insurance, resumes, and motivation.

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist

Author: Caroll Michels
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805006044
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description

Whole Green Catalog

Author: Michael W. Robbins
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1594868875
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
A consumer's reference to green living counsels readers on how to identify truly eco-friendly products and includes reviews and advice for everything from home furnishings and appliances to toys and clothing. Original.