Kategoria BISAC: Art >> Techniques - Acrylic Painting

So you want to try acrylics, but have little (or no) painting experience? No problem Not with this book by your side

In this book, you'll find everything you need to get off to a strong start--from what supplies to buy to how to make the most of acrylics bright colors. Easy-to-follow exercises show you how to paint flowers, trees, bricks, skies, fur and other simple subjects, while teaching you a variety of application techniques.

Step-by-step demonstrations help you apply what you've learned to make your first paintings good ones. You'll get plenty of specific instructions--color...

Instruction for Beginners - Results Like a Pro

You can learn to paint with skill and confidence. Lee Hammond makes painting with acrylics accessible and fun with sound guidance, practical tips and encouraging advice.

As Lee explains, the magic of acrylic painting is in the layers. Painting in layers makes it easy to block out shapes, add details and cover mistakes. Just follow along step by step, and in no time you'll be painting a variety of beautiful subjects so realistic and detailed no one will believe you're just a beginner.

Starting with the basics,...

You too can become an artist. It's as easy as 1-2-3

Beloved television painter Brenda Harris shows you how to paint perfect acrylics every time with the 10 projects inside this book—the fourth in North Light's Painting with Brenda Harris series.

You'll love the 10 charming garden scenes in this book, including a bougainvillea terrace, a bird nestled in the foliage, and vegetables ripe for harvest. Capture exquisite details—from creeping vines to sunlit blooms—and learn to incorporate people, animals, and buildings into your...

Let Jerry teach you how to Master Landscapes

You 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...

Enjoy the scenery with fast and fun landscape painting

A summer sunset, a bubbling brook, a sea of golden wildflowers like nature itself, landscape painting doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful. In this beginner-friendly guide, Lee Hammond shows you how to use a handful of colors, a simple three-step approach, and the friendly medium of acrylic to create charming landscapes throughout the seasons.

• Step-by-step instructions for painting favorite landscape elementsskies, trees, grasses, mountains, water and more—provide endless mix-and-match...

Ideal for beginning and intermediate artists seeking to develop or polish their acrylic painting skills, The Art of Painting in Acrylic features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with this classic medium. This comprehensive guide offers a fresh, modern approach to painting in acrylic. Beginning with detailed information for using acrylic tools and materials, The Art of Painting in Acrylic introduces artists to the basics, including paints and brushes, supports, mediums, and other essential information for working with this fast-drying paint. In...

Color is a key component in art and painting and a crucial aspect of successfully completing an acrylic painting. Ideal for beginning and intermediate artists seeking to develop their acrylic painting skills, Color Mixing in Acrylic features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with and mixing color in this classic medium. With this comprehensive guide, artists will learn how to mix fresh, vibrant colors in acrylic for painting almost any subject. Beginning with detailed information for using acrylic mixing tools and materials, Color Mixing in Acrylic...

Fresh new ways to create fabulous paintings with mixed media techniques

Acrylic Solutions provides the "hows" behind a multitude of effects you've admired in other artists' works--and then some Based on the popular online teaching collaboration of Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard, this book illustrates a wealth of layering methods and techniques. Mix and match to achieve countless variations, building layer upon layer to create unique and wonderfully complex abstract art.

• Learn more than 30 step-by-step techniques for developing texture and...

Liberate Your Creativity with Acrylic Paints

Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium.

Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning visual effects and textures. Ten complete sections detail a range of empowering applications, including how to:

• Prepare and paint on virtually any...