Acrylic Painting for Dummies

"Learn to: " Utilize acrylics to produce different looks and textures Improve your technique with four-color, hands-on instruction Complete full-scale projects Discover your inner artist Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics 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 Get your feet (and brushes) wet -- assemble your materials, prepare your surfaces, and sort out additives and enhancers Try out basic acrylic techniques -- work with brush strokes, control and thin your paint, experiment with textures, and use stencils Practice design and composition principles -- mix and use color, balance elements, make changes, and pull your painting together Imitate several kinds of styles -- use acrylic paint to mimic the effects of watercolor and oil paints Build your repertoire-- explore texture and dimension, work with glass, rocks, bricks, metalwork, and more.

Open the book and find:

• Clear step-by-step instructions with illustrations
• A variety of projects and styles to suit all tastes Quick tricks and techniques to get started painting right away
• Lots of colorful paintings to inspire creativity
• Helpful hints for improving your drawing skills
• Full-scale projects at the end of most chapters Exercises to jump-start your artistic passion
• Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics
• 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 Get your feet (and brushes) wet -- assemble your materials, prepare your surfaces, and sort out additives and enhancers Try out basic acrylic techniques -- work with brush strokes, control and thin your paint, experiment with textures, and use stencils Practice design and composition principles -- mix and use color, balance elements, make changes, and pull your painting together Imitate several kinds of styles -- use acrylic paint to mimic the effects of watercolor and oil paints

Build your repertoire -- explore texture and dimension, work with glass, rocks, bricks, metalwork, and more.