Acrylic Artist's Bible

About this book

This hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in a perfect size for artists to keep handy and reference often. The stylish design of this book along with the interior photographs illustrations and diagrams make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and provides useful tips for more advanced readers. With its great flexibility acrylic paint can mimic the appearance of oils tempera and watercolors in unique ways each method pictured in a separate step-by-step demonstration. The author also examines the use of acrylics with airbrush sculptural and printing techniques-even three-dimensional relief painting and collagraphy printing methods are included-and how several of these different creative processes can be integrated successfully in one composition with ink pencil charcoal and pastel. Inspiring examples of representational and abstract subjects are depicted throughout and a complete survey of all the latest acrylic materials covers the best paint brands painting mediums supports varnishes brushes knives and palettes. This book contains instructions on painting many different subjects like landscapes trees mountains buildings still lifes and portraits. It makes an ideal gift for someone practiced in the arts of acrylic painting and newcomers to the art form.