Acrylic secrets : 300 tips and techniques for painting the easy way

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Title:

Acrylic secrets : 300 tips and techniques for painting the easy way

Author:

Barron, Gill, 1949-

ISBN:

9781606520338

Publication Information:

Pleasantville, NY : Reader's Digest, c2009.

Physical Description:

176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Introduction -- Ch. 1. Setting up. Why use acrylics? -- Getting to know acrylics -- Finding the perfect palette -- Choosing your color palette -- Brushes for acrylics -- Artist at work : brushwork -- Painting knives, shapers, and sponges -- Types of support -- Making your own supports -- Priming and colored grounds -- Artist at work : working on a colored ground -- All about mediums -- Setting up your studio -- The studio store cabinet -- Painting in the open air -- Make your own easel -- More equipment you can make -- Ch. 2. Designing the painting. Composition -- Artist at work : making compositional choices -- Tools for seeing -- More ways to improve your vision -- Artist at work : achieving accurate drawing -- Good subjects -- Artist at work : painting from life -- Color theory -- Artist at work : using tone in context -- Ch. 3. Techniques. Acrylics -- Artist at work : acrylics in action -- Action painting -- Watercolors -- Artist at work : acrylics as watercolor. Gouache -- Classic oils -- Artist at work : glazing in context -- Modern oils -- Mural painting in the 21st century -- Collage and mixed media -- Painting light -- Artist at work : painting natural light -- Monoprinting -- Completing the painting -- Secrets of successful framing -- Making the most of your images.

Subject Term:

Acrylic painting -- Technique.

Painting -- Technique.

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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: R> *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.

Author Notes

Gill Barron is a lifelong professional painter whose virtuoso handling of acrylics has brought her many public and private commissions as a muralist, portrait-painter, and poster designer. Having explored the vast possibilities of this versatile medium by trial and error over the past 40 years, she is well- placed to pass on the secrets of successful painting, as practiced by great painters through the ages. Born in Cairo, Egypt, and educated internationally, she resides in the UK.

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