| [PART I.—MATERIALS] |
| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| [I.] | Observations | [3] |
| [II.] | Canvases and Panels | [6] |
| [III.] | Easels | [15] |
| [IV.] | Brushes | [20] |
| [V.] | Paints | [33] |
| [VI.] | Vehicles and Varnishes | [61] |
| [VII.] | Palettes | [65] |
| [VIII.] | Other Tools | [69] |
| [IX.] | Studios | [76] |
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| [PART II.—GENERAL PRINCIPLES] |
| [X.] | Mental Attitude | [85] |
| [XI.] | Tradition and Individuality | [95] |
| [XII.] | Originality | [103] |
| [XIII.] | The Artist and the Student | [107] |
| [XIV.] | How to Study | [110] |
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| [PART III.—TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES] |
| [XV.] | Technical Preliminaries | [123] |
| [XVI.] | Drawing | [126] |
| [XVII.] | Values | [138] |
| [XVIII.] | Perspective | [146] |
| [XIX.] | Light and Shade | [151] |
| [XX.] | Composition | [166] |
| [XXI.] | Color | [184] |
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| [PART IV.—PRACTICAL APPLICATION] |
| [XXII.] | Representation | [209] |
| [XXIII.] | Manipulation | [224] |
| [XXIV.] | Copying | [236] |
| [XXV.] | Kinds of Painting | [242] |
| [XXVI.] | The Sketch | [245] |
| [XXVII.] | The Study | [254] |
| [XXVIII.] | Still Life | [260] |
| [XXIX.] | Flowers | [280] |
| [XXX.] | Portraits | [286] |
| [XXXI.] | Landscape | [309] |
| [XXXII.] | Marines | [335] |
| [XXXIII.] | Figures | [347] |
| [XXXIV.] | Procedure in a Picture | [371] |
| [XXXV.] | Difficulties of Beginners | [389] |