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Author : Susan Scheewe Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567703993
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Enjoy Watercolor and Acrylic written by Susan Scheewe Brown and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Harrington
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9781581805864
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)
Download or read book Acrylics - The Watercolor Alternative written by Charles Harrington and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2005-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the look and feel of watercolor ... without the limits! You never imagined acrylics could appear this translucent, this fluid - this much like watercolor! Acrylics: The Watercolor Alternative shows how you can capture the versatility and the permanence of acrylics with the aesthetic beauty of transparent watercolor. Through 9 basic technique exercises and 10 step-by-step demonstrations, watermedia expert Charles Harrington introduces you to the perfect alternative to watercolor for beautiful, easier transparent painting. With his simple acrylic techniques, you can: attractively combine transparent, translucent and opaque passages within a single painting reduce the risk of muddy color when applying multiple glazes easily rework failed areas experiment on a variety of different surfaces With Acrylics: The Watercolor Alternative, discover how to take advantage of the flexible, forgiving nature of acrylics for surprisingly watercolor-like results. Whether you are an acrylic painter who's after the luminous effects of watercolor or a watercolorist seeking the same with fewer hassles, this is the book for you!
Author : Linda Kemp
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440325340
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Simplifying Design & Color for Artists written by Linda Kemp and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you become a better designer and colorist, you become a better painter. Painting doesn't have to be complicated to be good. In fact, it shouldn't be. Artist and best-selling author Linda Kemp (Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines) bypasses all the complexities of design and color to focus on a fresh, simplified strategy for success that features negative painting--a method that uses the space around your subject to help define it. Improve your painting step by step with projects and exercises that will help your work stand out from the crowd. With Simplifying Design & Color for Artists, you'll learn: • Strategies for creating simple yet effective compositions, focusing on the relationship between shape, space, and color. • Useful tips on color--how to simplify it, mix your own, and work with value, hue and intensity. • Techniques for designing with shape: size and edge, layering, and building dimension and movement. • 18 step-by-step projects in watercolor and acrylic. The approach may be simple, but your art will be spectacular!
Author : Nancy Reyner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1581808046
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Acrylic Revolution written by Nancy Reyner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberate Your Creativity with Acrylic Paints! Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium. Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning visual effects and textures. Ten complete sections detail a range of empowering applications, including how to: • Prepare and paint on virtually any surface • Create textures of all kinds • Work with transfers, collage, resists and mixed media • Achieve innovative stenciling and line work • Customize your paint to adjust thickness, transparency and drying time • Simulate other mediums, such as oil, tempera or watercolor • Create faux finishes, magical effects, sheens and more To give you additional insight and inspiration, this book features a gallery of finished works by fellow painting revolutionaries that blend various acrylic techniques to create amazing effects. You'll also find practical advice that covers the basics and beyond—from selecting materials and cleaning your brushes to finishing and preserving your artwork. There's even a complete glossary of terms for fast and easy referencing. Pick up a brush and start your own acrylic revolution today! Use the techniques in this book to free your creative spirit and create the paintings you've always dreamed of.
Author : Sandrine Pelissier
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440337260
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (372 download)
Download or read book Fearless Watercolor for Beginners written by Sandrine Pelissier and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally! Artful watercolor painting for beginners! Yes, YOU can do it. YOU can create beautiful watercolor paintings--everything from florals to portraits to landscapes--even if you've never before worked with this exuberant, exciting medium. Fearless Watercolor for Beginners offers a unique, one-on-one workshop--with step-by-step demonstrations, exercises and bonus video content--that teaches you all the basics you need to get started (and then some)--and then promptly encourages you to break them! Inside you'll find: * 22 step-by-step demonstrations for basic techniques, techniques for adding texture, and mixed-media techniques for truly one-of-a-kind work * Dozens of easy-to-understand concepts, practical, meaningful tips and fun ideas you'll be eager to try * Links to exclusive demo videos, exercises and tools to round out and enhance your workshop experience Be bold! Be daring! Be FEARLESS!
Author : Jacqueline Penney
Publisher : North Light Books
ISBN 13 : 9781581800425
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Discover the Joy of Acrylic Painting written by Jacqueline Penney and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2001-05-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's all the information you need to begin painting with acrylics--the most exciting, versatile medium available. The basic techniques are easy--stippling, blending, glazing, masking, and wet-in-wet. Over a dozen mini-demos illustrate how to paint flowers, clouds, shadows, water and more! You'll soon be creating some extraordinary paintings. Author Jacqueline Penney will show you how, with a relaxed, informative style that transports you from the shores of a dune-swept beach to a tropical lagoon. Try all five of her complete, step-by-step demonstrations, including a flower-covered mountainside, sand dunes and sailboats, a forest of spruce trees and ferns, a tranquil island hideaway and a mist-shrouded ocean. You'll find that painting with acrylics is easy--and extraordinary!
Author : Linda Kemp
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440320063
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines written by Linda Kemp and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the power of negative space! Breathe new life into your art through negative painting. Linda Kemp shares her techniques for using the strength of negative space - the areas not occupied by subject matter - to create alluring works of art. Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines is a comprehensive guide to evoking more passion in your paintings. You'll learn how to take hold of the often-overlooked areas of a painting through interactive, easy to follow elements including: • Step-by-step techniques, exercises and projects • Do-it-yourself tests and worksheets • Troubleshooting suggestions and secrets • Straightforward diagrams for color and design Both beginning and advanced artists will benefit from negative painting concepts presented in this guide. Using landscapes, florals, and motifs from nature, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to make your next watercolor your most striking work yet.
Author : Liz Chaderton
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785005901
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Painting Watercolours on Canvas written by Liz Chaderton and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting on canvas poses many exciting opportunities for the artist. Along with the immediacy, vibrancy and unpredictability of watercolours, it is a liberating and creative process. This practical book explains how to start painting with watercolours on canvas and goes on to encourage new style and experimentation. It gives step-by-step demonstrations on different techniques to achieve loose, dynamic images. It is a beautiful and passionate account of how to work on a non-traditional surface to achieve striking and innovative paintings. It covers; advice on selecting and preparing canvases to accept watercolour; ways to adapt your materials and working process to canvases; step-by-step demonstrations on different techniques to achieve loose, dynamic images; Ideas for experimentation, both in style and subject, and stunning, finished images to inspire; A beautiful book that shows how to paint with watercolour on canvas to achieve bold, stunning results. Of great interest to all artists and craftsmen, it is superbly illustrated with 149 colour photographs. Liz Chaderton is a professional watercolour artist and specializes in painting animals.
Author : Jenna Rainey
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 0399579737
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Everyday Watercolor written by Jenna Rainey and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning watercolor artists, artists who want to improve their watercolor skills, and visual creatives. From strokes to shapes, this book covers the basics and helps painters gain confidence in themselves along with inspiration to develop their own style over the course of 30 days. Featuring colorful contemporary art from Mon Voir design agency founder and Instagram trendsetter Jenna Rainey, this book's fresh perspective paints watercolor in a whole new light.
Author : Josie Lewis
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 1631595490
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Download or read book The New Color Mixing Companion written by Josie Lewis and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Color Mixing Companion is a modern, hands-on guide to working with color featuring approachable projects that each explore a different aspect of color mixing. In The New Color Mixing Companion, artist and popular Instagrammer Josie Lewis (@josielewisart) offers easy lessons and exercises on how to mix color and create exciting palettes. This comprehensive guide starts with a crash course in essential terminology and visual vocabulary, then shows you how to go beyond the wheel and basic theory with hands-on projects that illustrate and illuminate a variety of color elements and techniques. The materials used—including watercolor and acrylic paints, and found or purchased collage papers—are accessible, inexpensive, and readily available. Plus, this art guide includes easy-to-use templates featured in many of the projects; their modern geometric layouts yield stunning color arrangements. With The New Color Mixing Companion, artists, crafters, and designers of all skill levels will learn to take color in a whole new direction!
Author : Chris Cozen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440321124
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Acrylic Solutions written by Chris Cozen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh new ways to create fabulous paintings with mixed media techniques! Acrylic Solutions provides the "hows" behind a multitude of effects you've admired in other artists' works--and then some! Based on the popular online teaching collaboration of Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard, this book illustrates a wealth of layering methods and techniques. Mix and match to achieve countless variations, building layer upon layer to create unique and wonderfully complex abstract art. • Learn more than 30 step-by-step techniques for developing texture and visual interest, including collage, monoprinting, carving, color blocking, paint skins, raised stencils, glazing and so much more. • Chapters explore the phases of a multi-layered painting, from surface preparation through adding structure, developing complexity and adding finishing touches. • Follow the development of two paintings as each layer adds to the finished result, with tons of additional artwork throughout. • Gain insight on how to make paints, mediums and grounds work for you. Embracing a spirit of freedom and spontaneity, Acrylic Solutions is a stimulating guide for contemporary artists of any skill level. Beginners will learn how to make visually compelling paintings from start to finish, while more experienced artists will find the tools and inspiration to take their work to the next level.
Author : Stephen Quiller
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Watermedia Painting with Stephen Quiller written by Stephen Quiller and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring ideas from one of the world’s great art teachers • Top author—more than 100,000 books sold worldwide • Solid instruction from a watermedia expert • Tips and techniques for developing a personal style and vision Join renowned artist Stephen Quiller, the creator of the famous Quiller Wheel, the Quiller Palette, and the Quiller lines of paints, on a journey of art discovery and exploration. Watermedia Painting with Stephen Quiller is an in-depth look at all the watermedia paints available to today’s artists. Part One looks at watercolors, with illustrations of the visual characteristics of the mineral (sedimentary) and transparent (staining) and their effects with different paper surfaces. Part Two focuses on acrylics, gouache, and casein. In Part Three, Quiller shares his secrets for the most difficult aspect of painting—developing a personal style and vision. Packed with Quiller’s thoughts and ideas on painting philosophy, the meditative and spiritual aspects of art, photographing art, travel, and building a studio, this is an inspiring guide to living a creative life and creating art.
Author : Alicia Vannoy Call
Publisher : Walter Foster
ISBN 13 : 1600583822
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Art of Painting in Acrylic written by Alicia Vannoy Call and published by Walter Foster. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for beginning and intermediate artists seeking to develop or polish their acrylic painting skills, The Art of Painting in Acrylic features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with this classic medium. This comprehensive guide offers a fresh, modern approach to painting in acrylic. Beginning with detailed information for using acrylic tools and materials, The Art of Painting in Acrylic introduces artists to the basics, including paints and brushes, supports, mediums, and other essential information for working with this fast-drying paint. In addition to learning about basic color theory, painting techniques, and how to work with acrylic paint and textures, aspiring artists will enjoy putting their painting skills to use by practicing the step-by-step demonstrations designed to instruct and entertain. Professional acrylic painters provide easy-to-follow, comprehensive instruction and inspiration, enabling readers to learn techniques for mastering this lightweight, versatile, and easy-to-use medium. In-depth lessons cover a variety of subject matter ranging from still lifes and portraits to landscapes and animals. Along the way, aspiring artists will discover helpful tips and tricks for rendering a variety of textures, setting up compelling compositions, achieving accurate proportions, and more. With its breadth of content and detail, The Art of Painting in Acrylic is a must-have resource for any artist's reference library. Includes: Color Theory, Basic Drawing, Painting Techniques, Still Lifes & Flowers, Landscapes, Seascapes, Portraits, and Animals/Pet Portraits.
Author : Blakely Little
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1633226190
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (332 download)
Download or read book Modern Acrylic written by Blakely Little and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Acrylic delivers the simple concepts and painting techniques you’ll need to create exciting and expressive works of art. With Modern Acrylic, artists, illustrators, art students, and art hobbyists can learn how to use basic painting techniques and concepts to create expressive works of art. You'll learn to paint flowers, animals, patterns, architecture, landscapes, and more. This guide offers a lively and creative approach to acrylic paint packed with inspiring exercises and whimsical projects. Foremost a beginner’s guide, Modern Acrylic starts with a brief introduction to the tools you’ll need and continues with explanations of key painting concepts like color mixing and atmospheric perspective. Once you have a handle on the basics, it’s time to create dynamic color palettes, use basic shapes and techniques to render a range of subjects, and practice mark making and textures. Modern Acrylic is an inspiring and accessible guide to painting everything from expressive landscapes to colorful architectural gems.
Author : Wendy Jelbert
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1782217819
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Acrylic Painting Step-by-Step written by Wendy Jelbert and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical and inspiring guide for all acrylics enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist. There is helpful general advice on which materials to choose, and then three high profile artists share their expertise, tips and techniques. Wendy Jelbert explains the basics of painting with acrylics and gives advice on useful techniques and the effects they can create. David Hyde writes on painting landscapes with acrylics, from composing landscapes and choosing colours to creating depth and painting different seasons. Carole Massey shares her flower painting expertise with advice on flower colours, drawing flowers, composing flower paintings and using tone. Finally Wendy Jelbert explores further creative techniques for painting with acrylics and shows how these can be applied in paintings. There are ten easy to follow step-by-step demonstrations with clear photographs and helpful instructions, and many inspirational paintings for readers to admire. Comprises material from the Leisure Arts series: Painting with Acrylics (9780855328405) Landscapes in Acrylics (9780855320234) Creative Acrylic Techniques (9780855328481) Flowers in Acrylics (9780855328535)
Author : Jamie Markle
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440334781
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Acrylicworks 2 written by Jamie Markle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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
Author : Wendon Blake
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486299129
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (991 download)
Download or read book Acrylic Watercolor Painting written by Wendon Blake and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-07-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrating how acrylic paints not only lend themselves to all basic watercolor techniques, this guide offers step-by-step coverage of painting surfaces, colors, and mediums as well as basic techniques: washes, wet-in-wet, drybrush, scumbling, opaque, and more. Includes 75 paintings by leading American watercolorists demonstrating extraordinary variety of techniques. 126 illustrations, including 21 in full color.
