Acrylic Secrets: 300 Tips and Techniques for Painting the Easy Way

Very well-illustrated and informational book. Not only does the book contain techniques for a variety of painting methods using acrylics (oil, watercolor, etc.), but much advice regarding equipment, tools, etc. is provided. Ten demonstrations by a variety of artists, including Gill, are included to illustrate the theory presented. Gill's book contains a wealth of information, very beautifully presented. An excellent reference!

This is a good compilation of tips for beginning acrylic artists. You can also find most of the same information spread out across multiple other books, but that doesn't detract from the convenience of this one. It's a worthwhile, though not essential, read for a new painter, and will supplement more detailed "how to" books.

I totally agree with TKelly so won't repeat it all here. It is just a really helpful book.

If you have no other texts on acrylic painting, buy this one. If you have three dozen other books on acrylics, buy this one! The 10 pages on mixing colors alone comprise the most understandable and comprehensive info on this confusing subject I've found, and I must have about a dozen others! (I started this adventure about six months ago and am relying on books for instruction.) The tip on using either baking parchment or tracing paper by the roll, instead of buying the prepared "membrane layer" product for moist storage of your palette, is probably worth the price of the book! And if you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to. And did you know that you can buy baking parchment at the grocery store? My husband already HAD a roll, but not any more! I thought I'd have to find a commercial kitchen supply store. Also, it turns out that chamois leather is a better substitute for blotting paper, as well as "kitchen sponge cloth", but I don't know what that is. My husband runs our kitchen. There's also a short chapter on watercolor and gouache (sounds like squash, I'm told), and how to use acrylics for the same effect. Also a few pages on framing and reproductions and copyrights and some other stuff. Read the chapter descriptions under the picture of the book and then buy it; you'll like it!