DK Art School: An Introduction to Acrylics
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Book Overview
Whether you've taken art classes or never held a brush before, this comprehensive, clear, and concise guide will show you everything you need to know about working in this challenging--but rewarding-- medium. Written by accomplished artist Ray Smith, it paints a clear picture of everything an acrylic artist needs to know, from selecting your colors and working with washes to the alla prima layering technique and exploring new ideas and presenting your art, in only 72 concise pages. The book features hundreds of vivid, crystal-clear full-color photographs, essential for understanding the fine points of such a visual medium. And it offers easy-to-follow projects, shown as they were created, which teach the essentials while inspiring the student to tackle increasingly complex techniques. An Introduction to Acrylics is part of the DK Art School series. Each volume of the series focuses on a specific medium and subject, so you can choose precisely what you want to learn -- from acrylic figure to oil portrait, and from pastel still life to watercolor landscape.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0789432870
ISBN13:9780789432872
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Length:72 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.3" x 10.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Great for Beginners
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Very informative and easy to read. Wonderful pictures! If you are new to acrylics, this is a great place to start!
Just The Basics
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
For someone just starting out in the painting feild, acrylic or otherwise, this book is gold. It has all the basic information one needs to create an image. If you want to paint, but don't know where to start, this will definately be the book for you.
A Great Book That Is Better Than Most
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is great. Not only does it start out with the basics, it then takes you deeper, showing you supplies that are really worth gettting. After they show you the basics, they talk about different brush strokes, and color mixing. They show you why acrylic is such a great medium, and the different effects you can achieve using it. Then they begin to talk about light, and have an example painting that you can paint along with. They cover many different forms. Get this book if you want to know about acrylics.
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