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By Nancy Reyner
North Light Books
Spiral-bound (128 pages)
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"Acrylic Revolution" will show readers everything they need to know to be successful in their acrylic painting projects. With over 101 of the most popular, interesting, and indispensable tricks for working with acrylic - each with its own step-by-step demonstration - there is literally page after age of acrylic instruction and inspiration for readers to discover. A gallery of finished art at the back of the book will show readers how to combine different tricks to use in their artwork offering them real-life applications for acrylic techniques. |
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By Ray Smith
Dorling Kindersley
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The DK Art School series provides all the fundamental techniques both adult and juvenile artists need. At the heart of each book are twelve projects that explore the methods of the great masters. Each specially commissioned painting is broken down in step-by-step color photos that show every stage of its creation. Lists of materials, subjects, and techniques complete each volume. 300 color photos. |
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By William F Powell
Walter Foster
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'The popular Color Mixing Recipe Cards by William F. Powell has served as a handy reference of essential color combinations for almost 10 years. And now this collection of recipes is available in an updated, convenient format developed with your needs in mind! Conveniently packaged in a concealed wire-o-bound book that lies flat when opened, the recipe cards will always stay in order with no risk of getting lost. The book also includes a Color Mixing Grid—the perfect guide for accurately measuring paints. With mixing recipes for more than 450 color combinations, along with instruction in a variety of painting techniques, Color Mixing Recipes is a valuable and practical resource for both oil and acrylic artists |
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By Patti Brady
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Rethinking Acrylic shows readers how to use acrylic paint in a variety of ways. Acrylic can mimic oil paint, watercolor, gouache and encaustic; it can be applied in subtle transparent washes, or troweled as a heavy thick impasto; it can be as transparent as glass or as dense and black as tar. Because of its ever-changing state, the author and contributors are covering the most popular techniques for acrylic, making them accessible to the contemporary artist and crafter thorough a variety of mini-demonstrations followed by full demonstrations that show how to transform those techniques into finished paintings. Takes an in-depth approach to the most popular techniques with 27 mini-demonstrations and 10 full demonstrations that show how to incorporate the featured techniques into completed paintings. |
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By Colette Pitcher
Wiley Publishing
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Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics!Always wanted to paint with acrylics? This easy-to-follow, full color guide gives you expert instruction and simple exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles. The step-by-step projects let you practice your skill and stir your imagination — and give you the foundation to create similar projects with your own subjects and surfaces! - Get your feet (and brushes) wet — assemble your materials, prepare your surfaces, and sort out additives and enhancers
Try out basic acrylic techniques — work with brush strokes, control and thin your paint, experiment with textures, and use stencils Practice design and composition principles — mix and use color, balance elements, make changes, and pull your painting together Imitate several kinds of styles — use acrylic paint to mimic the effects of watercolor and oil paints Build your repertoire — explore texture and dimension, work with glass, rocks, bricks, metalwork, and more
Open the book and find: - Clear step-by-step instructions with illustrations
A variety of projects and styles to suit all tastes Quick tricks and techniques to get started painting right away Lots of colorful paintings to inspire creativity Helpful hints for improving your drawing skills Full-scale projects at the end of most chapters Exercises to jump-start your artistic passion
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By Gill Barron
Readers Digest
Released: 2011-12-08
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Aimed at all painters, from beginners to the more experienced, this book is packed with expert advice on all aspects of acrylic painting. Discover how to set up a studio space and use household materials to save money. Beginners can follow processes step-by-step, while more experienced artists can dip in and out for help with specific problems. "Try it" and "fix it" panels placed throughout the book suggest ways of practicing and developing new skills, and avoiding or correcting common painting errors. Includes ten projects designed to help readers practice the skills they've learned.
Learn how to: * Achieve clarity, contrast, and depth by determining color characteristics
* Create subtle and dramatic effects by mixing acrylics with various media and additives
* Pick the right paints, brushes, and equipment to suit your project
* Shop for cheap alternative products that still perform at high quality
* Choose a proper subject and make that subject look their best
Each topic, self-contained in a one or two-page spread, is fully explained and illustrated with photographs and more detailed diagrams where required. Advance your artistic understanding, dexterity, and ingenuity with 200 tips and techniques. |
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By Clary Illian
University Of Iowa Press
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In A Potter's Workbook, renowned studio potter and teacher Clary Illian presents a textbook for the hand and the mind. Her aim is to provide a way to see, to make, and to think about the forms of wheel-thrown vessels; her information and inspiration explain both the mechanics of throwing and finishing pots made simply on the wheel and the principles of truth and beauty arising from that traditional method. Each chapter begins with a series of exercises that introduce the principles of good form and good forming for pitchers, bowls, cylinders, lids, handles, and every other conceivable functional shape. Focusing on utilitarian pottery created on the wheel, Illian explores sound, lively, and economically produced pottery forms that combine an invitation to mindful appreciation with ease of use. Charles Metzger's striking photographs, taken under ideal studio conditions, perfectly complement her vigorous text. |
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By Hazel Harrison
Search Press
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Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this exhaustive reference covers a multitude of topics concerning acrylics. The first section of this encyclopedia provides step-by-step demonstrations that guide artists through a variety of techniques, including color mixing and creating such special effects as graffito and wax resist. The second part focuses on themes, illustrating how individual artists tackle a number of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, portraits, animals, still life, and fantasy. This resource provides a wealth of stimulating ideas to help artists—both amateurs and veterans—develop their own acrylic style. |
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By Jerry Yarnell
North Light Books
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Let Jerry teach you how to Master LandscapesYou can master landscape painting with the help of popular painter Jerry Yarnell. In Landscape Painting Secrets, Jerry explores the different areas of landscape painting that often create problems for beginning and intermediate artists. All of the major landscape elements are covered - from rocks, dirt roads and grass to still and moving water to atmospheric conditions like rainbows, falling snow, storm clouds and lightning. Dozens of thumbnail studies break each element down step by step with clear instructions and photographs so no stroke is uncertain. These individual studies let you practice and explore new techniques without the worry of ruining a complete painting. Once you've mastered the techniques, Jerry will help you apply what you've learned in three complete landscape scenes that include detailed instructions and photographs. Grab your paints and brushes and get started today! |
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By Nancy Reyner
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Acrylic is often used as a substitute for oil paint or watercolor, but the real gold mine is in allowing the medium freedom to do what it does best. This book shows how today’s artists are doing exactly that. It’s loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, incredibly diverse in styles and subjects, each using acrylic in unique ways to create expressive and personal art. · 64 artists offer their individual ideas, approaches and inspirations for working with acrylic paints · 29 styles, ranging from photorealism to minimal color field and everything in between, are explored through artist profiles, artwork and boundary-breaking “challenges” that provide dynamic starting points for your own art · 29 step-by-step demonstrations illustrate acrylic-driven techniques you can take straight to your work, including collage and assemblage, reverse painting, printmaking, accidental stenciling, working with metallic mixtures and more A follow-up to the best-selling Acrylic Revolution, Acrylic Innovation takes you outside your comfort zone. Dip in whenever you feel the urge to experiment, have fun and see fresh and exciting results. |
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