Acrylic Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons
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Book Overview
In the past, painters used acrylics only to imitate oils or watercolors -- but no more! Versatile and durable, acrylics have become the medium of choice for many artists. With just these ten easy lessons, you too can have all the technique and activity necessary to produce fabulous acrylic paintings. Sort through materials to find what's essential and hone your drawing skills on every project -- each one has outline drawings to use as a guide. Gain hands-on knowledge of mixing color, and lay out a palette at the start. Decide on your subject, use viewfinders to settle on proportions and composition, and paint mini-sketches. Experiment with textures by adding sand or other materials to your paint, or through brush takes and knife marks. Lay down washes; create the illusion of space and form on a fiat surface; vary paint applications for different effects; and paint still lifes, landscapes, figures, and collages. Informative sidebars contain each chapter's aims, and copious full-color illustrations will get you motivated!
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0715307207
ISBN13:9780715307205
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:David & Charles
Length:128 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 11.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Pretty decent book for beginners
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This was one of the first books I bought when I just started acrylic painting. This book introduces the reader to different brushes, textures, effects,etc. I actually did many of the exercises from this book and they came out pretty good. I enjoyed doing the exercises because a lot of the exercises were easy and precision wasn't really required, which let me just work on the basics of things (shadows,etc.) I definately wouldn't call this a complete course, but it might be a complete course of the basics of acrylic painting (to get you started). I would recommend this book if you're just starting acrylic painting and want a book that's fairly easy to do the exercises for.
great beginner's book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the best book on beginning acrylic painting that I have run across so far. I've found the exercises challenging but not too difficult. The 10 lessons seem to give the beginner a good grounding in basic concepts of color selection, composition, building the painting, and special techniques. I would highly recommend this book to someone who is interested to beginning to paint but does not have time to take lessons.
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