THE ART MATERIALS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION NETWORK (AMIEN) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WITHOUT REGARD TO AESTHETICS, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, UP-TO-DATE, ACCURATE, AND UNBIASED FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT ARTISTS' MATERIALS. THE INFORMATION IS BASED ON THE MOST CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE FROM PEER-REVIEWED SOURCES REGARDING QUALITY, DURABILITY AND HEALTH HAZARDS AND ON ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY AMIEN. THE INFORMATION IS NOT PERSCRIPTIVE: AMIEN DOES NOT TELL ARTISTS HOW TO MAKE ART. WE WANT ARTISTS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE INTELLEGENT CHOICES ABOUT MARTIAL USED TO MAKE ART, AND WE WANT TO HELP ARTISTS MAKE IT SAFELY.