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This is truly the ultimate painting reference guide! Find pages and pages of painting techniques for walls and home decorating projects, including faux finishes, stenciling, watercolors, oils and much more!
In Alwyn Crawshaw’s Ultimate Painting Course, the artist encapsulates 50 years’ of painting and teaching in one volume. He begins with the basics: brushes, paints, and surfaces; choosing a medium; and the fundamentals of simple perspective, color-mixing, composition, and tonal values. He then starts you off with simple three-color exercises, which are followed by a number of helpful half-hour exercises. He also shows you how to work from photos and sketches and includes a section on painting outdoors. Finally, there are more than 20 step-by-step demonstrations - in watercolor, acrylics, and oils - that feature landscapes, seascapes, and human figures. An outstanding guide for aspiring artists.
Ideal for beginning and intermediate artists seeking to develop their acrylic painting skills, Painting inAcrylic features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with this classic medium and painting a variety of subjects. Beginning with detailed information for using acrylic tools and materials, Painting in Acrylic introduces artists to the basics, including brushes, supports, acrylic mediums, color palettes, and other essentials for using this fast-drying paint. Artists will learn about color theory, the color wheel, and such basic techniques as impasto, stippling, glazing, drybrushing, washes, and creating an underpainting. Aspiring artists will explore value, perspective, light, shadow, and form, as well as how to effectively render a variety of textures, including wood, foliage, glass, metal, water, rock, and more. Engaging, approachable step-by-step projects appeal to artists of all skill levels and cover a range of subject matter, including still lifes, animals, tabletop compositions, landscapes, flowers, trees, and more, from start to finish. A professional acrylic painter provides easy-to-follow, comprehensive instruction and inspiration so artists can put their newfound skills to practical use as they discover the secrets to mastering this lightweight, versatile, and easy-to-use medium. Perfect for first-time acrylic painters, as well as experienced artists looking to refine their technique, Painting in Acrylic inspires creativity, provides suggestions for overcoming technical obstacles, and includes plenty of useful tips and encouragement. With comprehensive, valuable information; stunning artwork; and a fresh take on a traditional medium, Painting in Acrylic is the perfect addition to any artist’s library.
Learn To Paint With Acrylics Learn everything you need to know about painting with acrylic paints This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to paint with acrylic paints. This book is for the beginner who has never painted with acrylics before and is even great for anyone who has never painted at all. You will learn all about acrylic paint. You will learn the different terms used when working with acrylic paint as well as how to mix acrylic paints to get the colors you desire. You will learn about the different surfaces that you can use acrylic paints on and how to prepare your surfaces for painting. By the time you finish reading this book you are going to be able to choose whatever subject you want to paint and know exactly how to paint it. You will learn why it is important to prepare your canvas or other surfaces for painting and how it will affect your final outcome and you will also learn how to correct any mistakes you make while painting as well as how to avoid them. Why You Must Have This Book! > In this book you will learn how to choose which type of brush is best for the project you are working on and how to use each brush designed for acrylic paints. > This book will teach you the steps that you need to know to make a beautiful piece of artwork. > In this book you will learn how to set up the area you will be working in so that you get the proper light needed to work with acrylic paints. > This book will guide you through painting with acrylics from choosing your brush to finishing your painting. > This book will teach you how to dull out your colors if they are too bright and how to brighten colors that are too dull. > In this book you will learn how to add highlighting as well as shadows to your work without having a bunch of white or black in your work. What You'll Discover from the Book "INSERT TITLE" ** Why you need to choose one brand of paint and one brand of brushes and stick with them. ** How to make your art work look like it has depth to it. ** Step by step instructions on creating your first painting. **The importance of drawing a composition before you ever begin painting. **What to do in order to keep your paint from drying up while you are working with it. **How to choose your paint brushes and you will learn how different brands vary as well as what type of brushes work best with acrylic paints. Let's Learn Together! Hurry! For a limited time you can download Acrylic Painting The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Acrylic Painting for Beginners in 30 Minutes or Less!for a special discounted price of only $2.99 Download Your Copy Right Now Before It's Too Late! Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. ----- TAGS: Acrylic Painting - Painting - How to Paint - Acrylic Painting for Beginners - Acrylic Paint
HERE'S THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR ACRYLIC PAINTING! Learn everything you need to know about acrylic paints and use it like a pro This book is for every aspiring painter especially for those who want to use acrylic as their medium. It is never too late to learn how to paint and how to create a great work of art. If painting is your interest, this book will help you to get started. You will learn how to mix colors to achieve your desire hues, shades and tones. You will also learn the different colors in the color wheel and how you can actually use it in painting. By the time you finish reading this book you are going to be able to determine the various grades and properties of acrylic paints. Likewise you will find out how water can help you achieve that watercolor and oil paint effects. Why You Must Have This Book! > In this book you will learn how to distinguish different kinds of brushes, their actual uses and how you can use them to create various effects. > This book will teach you the steps to tone, shade and tint your acrylic paint by using black and white colors. > In this book you will learn how to get started with acrylic painting, what are the factors to consider when painting, where to get inspirations and how to properly mix colors. > This book will guide you through choosing the best painting tools and materials according to use, budget and other preferences. > This book will teach you how to achieve a natural black effect as well as the different brushstrokes and various acrylic painting techniques. > In this book you will learn the essence of properly cleaning your brushes, palette, jars and other painting materials after every use. What You'll Discover from the Book "Acrylic Painting for Beginners Master Acrylic Painting in 24 hours, Learn How to Paint Today!" ** Why you need to be cautious in terms of buying painting materials and other tools to get started with painting ** How to work with the middles values and the proper way to create highlights and shade by working with the color's values. ** Step by step instructions on how to come up with secondary and tertiary colors by using only the primary colors - yellow, blue and red. **The importance of having a dedicated brush for certain acrylic painting techniques and why you should invest in a stay-wet palette. **What to do when you only have minimal colors and needs other colors or shades. **How to choose and prepare the right support for your acrylic painting. Let's Learn Together! Hurry! For a limited time you can download "Acrylic Painting for Beginners Master Acrylic Painting in 24 hours, Learn How to Paint Today!" for a special discounted price of only $2.99 Download Your Copy Right Now Before It's Too Late! Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. ----- TAGS: Acrylic Painting - Acrylic Painting for Beginners - Painting for Beginners - Oil Painting for Beginners - Water painting for Beginners - Drawing for Beginners
"Acrylics allow me to be fearless." --Rhonda Franks, p88 A showcase of the versatility of the medium and what's being done with it today, AcrylicWorks 2 features stunning paintings from 100+ of today's top artists. Filled with radical techniques, happy accidents and endless possibilities, this 2nd volume of The Best of Acrylic Painting focuses on how artists partner with acrylics for breakthrough discoveries and breakout results. • More than 125 paintings from 100+ contemporary artists • Artist insights on the whys and hows behind the paintings • A thrilling variety of styles and techniques, from intentional approaches to wildly improvisational brushstrokes • Diverse subjects, including landscapes, people, still lifes, animals and abstracts Acrylic paint allows the artist to play with textures, splashes, drippings, various tools and brushes...all the while unhindered by drying time. It offers the ability to work a painting wet or dry, fast or slow, in any number of layers without the need pull oneself out of it. It is that sense of freedom that breeds the kind of experimentation featured in these pages. Artist and art lovers alike will find fresh inspiration in these personal and creative breakthroughs. "Major breakthroughs come from mastering the mundane while striving for the novel." --Andrew J. Morrison, p25
The best acrylic artists competition showcase! Color has the power to demand attention, quicken the heart and transport us to another place and time. The virtuosos featured in AcrylicWorks 4 have successfully employed acrylic paint to capture and use that power to magnificent effect. This brilliant collection features 127 paintings from modern-day acrylic artists. The artists themselves reveal acrylic painting ideas, tips and secrets, sharing how they play colors against each other--light and dark, bright and soft, delicate glazes and bold impasto--to make their paintings sing. They share secrets for creating mood, capturing a subject's personality and conveying the spirit of an animal in the wild. And how they approach subjects ranging from a shock of sunset sky, to the liquid ripples of antique glass, to purely abstract color play. It's the kind of collection that reminds artists why they paint and gives art lovers a real appreciation for the breathtaking possibilities of this most versatile medium. "Color is the very soul and spirit of a painting." --Diana Lee, p75
Fresh from the studios of 100 leading artists...125+ beautiful lessons on making texture work! Acrylics are an incredibly versatile medium, perfect for achieving everything from delicate petals to shadows cast across a crumbling brick wall to mesmerizing reflections in the chrome bumper of a '54 Packard. In the hands of today's top artists, there is no limit to the possibilities. The third volume in the world's premier acrylic art competition book series, AcrylicWorks 3 explores how more than 100 contemporary artists celebrate texture, often through the most humble and unexpected of subjects. Witness happy accidents and unpredictable textures that result from pouring, marbling, or mixing acrylic with pastel, powders and gels. And see other artists deliberately create textures using a range of traditional and unconventional methods. These pages showcase masterful applications of dry brush, glazing, scraping in, knifing on, collage work, sponging, stamping, a multitude of acrylic mediums, and so much more. Filled with rampant invention and a whatever-works mindset, AcrylicWorks 3 is a fiercely original showcase of this most adventurous medium. An artist-to-artist show-and-tell! • Features 127 beautifully reproduced paintings • Every piece is accompanied by artist commentary on inspiration, techniques and aha moments • Showcases a diversity of styles presented in subject-themed chapters, including landscapes, portraits, still lifes, animals and abstract art "Peeling paint. Weather-beaten woodwork. Rusted ironworks. Crumbling plaster. This is the imagery that fascinates me. Distressed architecture tells so many stories... Acrylics let me paint the layer upon layer needed to 'coax out' the relentless, intractable dynamic of aging." --Misty Martin (p 24) "As I continued adding texture and paint, the interesting ridges and shapes started to symbolize the layers of life--sometimes smooth, sometimes rough. Each successive layer led me closer to my 'aha' moment." --Terri Duncan (p 123)
A bulky, comprehensive book on oil painting various subject matter. Ever had trouble drawing ellipses, mixing skin colours or painting skies? This bumper oil painting book tackles 78 such painting ‘peeves’ with suggested solutions. The Ultimate Oil Painting Solution comprise three full-length art books: Why do my Clouds Look Like Cotton Wool? a problem-solver for landscape painting; Why do my Skin Tones Look Lifeless? a problem-solver for portrait painting, and Why do my Ellipses Look Like Doughnuts? a problem-solver for still life painting. Each book can be purchased singly if interested in just one subject area. However, purchasing the three in this bundle book will work out a little cheaper than buying the three books individually. Each book comprises 26 common ‘peeves’ (in the form of chapters) associated with the oil painting area concerned, and therefore you will find 78 such peeves and suggested solutions collectively within. The book has 73,000 words, 78 chapters and around 400 images. Each book also possesses a step by step painting demonstration associated with the subject area. These are Castlerigg Stone Circle (for landscape art); David’s Oath of the Horatii (for portraiture) and painting strawberries (for still life). The ‘peeves’ selected represent common problem areas that students have experienced in my art classes. Such peeves include the rendering of foreshortenings, darkening skin colours, suggesting ripples in water, painting clouds, mixing greens, suggesting soft hair, painting noses, reflections in eyes, moisture on fruit, portrait photography, measuring tones, darkening snow colours and a myriad of other peeves. As each book are in themselves separate entities, where applicable, similar information is presented in context of landscape art, portraiture and still life painting, although the information is presented differently. Examples of this are the art materials needed for painting and the nature of pigments. However, such occurrences are mostly confined to the introductory chapters of each book and occur seldom elsewhere. Key chapters in this book cover the colour theory, perspectives, drawing ellipses, the golden section, tonal values, underglazing, art techniques, the nature of pigments, essential art materials, monochromatic painting, composing an arrangement, negative shapes, painting en plein air, drawing foreshortenings, creating mood, making a viewfinder, colour temperatures, drawing methods, the rules of reflections, painting on a budget, types of gessoes, skin colours and much, much more. The aim of this book is to find a ‘cure’ for a given issue and enable the developing artist to improve in the future. Most of all, to encourage creativity and growing confidence. Dimensions of print book: 10x8in and 234 pages.
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