Landscapes in Acrylics (Ready to Paint) [Paperback]

The Ready to Paint series are a really useful addition for artist wishing to practice painting techniques without worrying about the drawing first. Each book carries several drawings ready for tracing and once this step is done the artist can follow Charles' easy to understand instructions to complete a beautiful artwork. He gives an overview of all the materials needed for each project including the colours he uses. Through out the book Charles enthusiasm for painting and the medium of acrylic shows through. Many people are confused by acrylics seeing them as between watercolour and oils and Charles explains they are a very useful addition in their own right for any artist and particularly suited to landscape plein air painting. The five inspirational projects included in the book use a variety of different techniques that once practised will be useful for future artworks. They are very easy to follow as Charles clearly explains and illustrates each step. Each one focusses on a particular element of acrylic painting, and Charles shows how acrylics - which are often regarded as a luridly bright medium- can be beautifully subtle simply my careful use of and mixing of colours. Having completed the book the student will have a good grounding in useful acrylic techniques. An inspiring book for any artist containing useful information for painting in acrylics and some excellent demonstration landscapes.-JeannieZelos.com Ready To Paint are a series of unique books designed for beginning artists who want to paint, but whose lack of drawing ability is holding them back. Each book concentrates on a different popular subject for paintings, and contains six reusable tracings plus full instructions on how to paint the pictures. This title shows you how to paint various different types of landscape using acrylics. Seaside cliffs, mountains, a farm, hillside track, riverside and peaceful village are the six pullout tracings in this book. This artist has certainly captured some stunning views that instantly made me wish to step into them - most landscape paintings do not have this effect so I was instantly impressed. I was further impressed to read that the artist used student quality paints for all these pictures, proving once and for all what can be done with them. Looking through the lists of items needed for taking up acrylic painting I was also glad to see that comparatively few were listed. Acrylics are their own creature, neither watercolors nor oils and, despite many books showing how you can make them into both this book treats them as a unique entity. Each of the five projects (you are on your own for the sixth as usual) demonstrates some facet of acrylics and of painting a different type of landscape and shows in as many as 39 stages what to do. This is a wonderfully foolproof way of mastering painting a picture, and this was a good entry into what is already a strong series.-Myshelf.com Subjects include the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters, distant mountains, a farm in winter, a hilly sheep track and a riverside scene. Charles demonstrates, with up to 40 or so steps, how he develops his chosen subject. All five paintings are well composed and competently handled, and his bold technique captures the atmosphere of the subject matter perfectly.-Leisure Painter Readers are invited to trace the pre-printed outline sketch for each of the five scenes Charles demonstrates here, enabling them to get the initial layout right every time. Charles includes demonstrations of painting water, hills, buildings and trees in acrylics - making this an ideal introduction to the medium.-Leisure Painter --Leisure Painter

Use simple acrylic techniques to create beautiful landscape paintings easily. With a full size, pull out section of tracing papers containing outlines of the paintings in this book, no drawing skills are required. There are five inspirational, step-by-step demonstrations, including all the landscape elements: skies, mountains, cliffs, trees, water, buildings and more. Choose a scene, pull out the accompanying tracing, follow the clear instructions showing how to transfer the outline, then start painting. All the techniques you need to know to create convincing paintings are covered in this must-have for anyone wanting to learn how to paint. This title features five easy to follow demonstrations; step-by-step photographs; and, six reusable tracings to pull out.