This is a practical & inspiring guide for all acrylics enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist. There is helpful general advice on which materials to choose, & then three high profile artists share their expertise, tips & techniques. Wendy Jelbert explains the basics of painting with acrylics & gives advice on useful techniques & the effects they can create. David Hyde writes on painting landscapes with acrylics, from composing landscapes & choosing colours to creating depth & painting different seasons. Carole Massey shares her flower painting expertise with advice on flower colours, drawing flowers, composing flower paintings & using tone. Finally Wendy Jelbert explores further creative techniques for painting with acrylics & shows how these can be applied in paintings. There are ten easy to follow step-by- step demonstrations with clear photographs & helpful instructions, & many inspirational paintings for readers to admire. ...

New Tricks & Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium " 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, & indispensable tricks for working with acrylic
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- there is literally page after age of acrylic instruction & 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. About the Author Nancy Reyner has been a professional instructor for the past seven years, teaching artists tricks & techniques with acrylic paints. Nancy has created costumes & sets for Broadway theatre & film, including a Madonna film. She has been selected for a two-year painting & drawing residency for the City of Phoenix. Nancy currently resides in Santa Fe, NM.

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If you loved Nancy Reyner's book Acrylic Revolution, then you'll enjoy seeing the most popular acrylic techniques in action. In her new video, Nancy shows you how to make your paintings unique, exciting & contemporary by layering different techniques one on top of the other. Discover how to simulate watercolor & oil effects & learn about many techniques such as washes & staining on unusual grounds, building up with opaque paint & glazes, transparency, varnishing & many helpful tips. Put it all together to paint a landscape with sky, lake, & luscious autumn trees. ...

Acrylics are perhaps the most versatile of all paints, they can be used instead of watercolour, oil or gouache & have many of the advantages, yet very few of the drawbacks of these traditional colours. Used straight from the tube acrylics are opaque making it easy to paint one colour over another
- a boon when it comes to correcting mistakes. The Acrylic Workbook assumes the painter has no knowledge of acrylics & starts at the very beginning. The ten lessons outlined in this book are, Colour, Getting Started, Creating Textures, Washes, Creating Form, Still Life, Effects with Paint, Landscape, People & finally Collage.. It is important to follow & complete the lessons in chronological order as each lesson introduces new information & techniques which are then used in subsequent lessons.
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Jenny Wheatley is renowned for her exciting, colourful & highly original paintings. In Adventurous Watercolours, her first book, Jenny discusses in detail the various aspects that contribute to her distinctive style of painting in watercolour. The stunning illustrations feature paintings in watercolour & mixed media, covering a wide range of subjects, including buildings, still life & landscapes. In addition, there are several step-by-step demonstrations explaining the key stages of Jenny's working process. Adventurous Watercolours will encourage readers to use their watercolours more creatively & to experiment with different techniques to achieve exciting & dramatic effects. ...

A finest top quality product for beginners & advanced painters. This Schmincke product guarantees maximum colour brilliance with the use of 14 single pigment tones of high pigment concentration. This set contains 10 1/2 pans in a plastic storage box. Colours Included 222 Light Lemon Yellow, 225 Indian Yellow, 332 Cadmium Red Tone, 333 Carmine, 443 Ultramarine, 445 Prussian Blue, 553 Permanent Green, 660 Yellow Ochre, 666 English Red, 665 Sepia. ...

This lavishly illustrated book begins by picturing the painter working intensively for his latest exhibition. Illustrations combined with text reveal the way in which his ideas take shape through drawing in the landscape, & show how these drawings become the seed corn from which he composes the knife paintings that have made his name. The book describes how the imperative to produce a body of work for an annual exhibition has shaped his life, & how his travels & charitable activities fit around these exhibitions. It dips into his past life to recall formative events & provides valuable information about his current working practice. It gives a fascinating insight into the artist/dealer relationship & the running of a Fine Art gallery. With interviews with collectors & reminiscences from friends, as well as pithy commentary from Alan himself, this book gives a comprehensive overview of Alan Cotton's work through more than three decades, & also contains much of interest for the would-be painter. ...

It is suitable for both beginners who wish to familarise themselves with acrylic painting, & more advanced artists who are looking for new ways to express themselves. Whether you prefer traditional or more experimental painting, this book seeks to present a broad range of styles & techniques, & to offer the reader a quick & uncomplicated entry into the world of acrylic painting. After an overview of paints & how they work, there follows an exhaustive section on materials, which describes all the paints, mediums, grounds, brushes & other tools that are available to the acrylic artist. The next section covers colour theory & a wide variety of techniques, & in the final part the authors present examples of how these techniques are used in portraiture, still lifes & landscape painting. The authors' aim is to give the reader a step-by-step guide to painting a picture and to offer them background theory & knowledge as & when their interest deepens. ...

Renowned artist Alwyn Crawshaw's books, videos & television series have taught millions of people around the world how to paint. Joining forces with Search Press for the first time, he shares his expertise in this book packed full of tips for watercolour painters. Learn all you need to know, from the materials you need to mastering techniques such as washes, lifting out, dry brush & lost & found, to how to paint skies, water, trees, people & boats. The tips are clearly explained & illustrated, & many of Alwyn's beautiful paintings are analysed in detail. ...