Artist's Library Series: Painting In Acrylic

Ideal for artists of all skill levels, Painting in Acrylic features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with this classic medium. Beginning with detailed information for using acrylic tools and materials, this book introduces artists to brushes, supports, mediums, color palettes and color theory, as well as basic techniques, including impasto, stippling, glazing, drybrushing and creating washes. Readers will explore value, perspective, light, shadow, form and how to effectively render a variety of textures. Engaging step-by-step projects cover a wide range of subject matter, such as still lifes, animals, tabletops, landscapes, flowers, trees and more. Contains easy-to-follow step-by-step projects so artists can put their newfound skills to use. 64 pages, by Varvara Harmon.