Acrylic Painting For Dummies

Acrylic Painting For Dummies

<p><b><i>Learn to:</i></b> <ul> <li> Utilize acrylics to produce different looks and textures</li> <li> Improve your technique with four-color, hands-on instruction</li> <li> Complete full-scale projects</li> <li> Discover your inner artist</li> </ul> <p><b>Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics!</b> <p>Always wanted to paint with acrylics? This easy-to-follow, full color guide gives you expert instruction and simple exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles. The step-by-step projects let you practice your skill and stir your imagination — and give you the foundation to create similar projects with your own subjects and surfaces! <ul> <li> <b>Get your feet (and brushes) wet</b> — assemble your materials, prepare your surfaces, and sort out additives and enhancers</li> <li> <b>Try out basic acrylic techniques</b> — work with brush strokes, control and thin your paint, experiment with textures, and use stencils</li> <li> <b>Practice design and composition principles</b> — mix and use color, balance elements, make changes, and pull your painting together</li> <li> <b>Imitate several kinds of styles</b> — use acrylic paint to mimic the effects of watercolor and oil paints</li> <li> <b>Build your repertoire</b >— explore texture and dimension, work with glass, rocks, bricks, metalwork, and more</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li> Clear step-by-step instructions with illustrations</li> <li> A variety of projects and styles to suit all tastes</li> <li> Quick tricks and techniques to get started painting right away</li> <li> Lots of colorful paintings to inspire creativity</li> <li> Helpful hints for improving your drawing skills</li> <li> Full-scale projects at the end of most chapters</li> <li> Exercises to jump-start your artistic passion</li> </ul>