Acrylic is used by many well-known professional artists, but is rather less popular with amateurs. This is surprising, because acrylic is not only the most versatile of all the painting media, but is also highly forgiving. You can paint out mistakes as you work, even making major changes to the colour scheme and composition, so that each new painting can become a springboard for ideas. And the range of different effects you can achieve is vast - if you try out some of the exciting techniques and projects in this book you may find yourself falling in love with the medium.
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Marilyn Scott is a professional artist who works across a wide range of media. She studied painting at the Guildford School of Art and the Royal Academy of Painting in London. She is a respected practical art author.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I got this book to help with a painting module at uni and I'm so glad I opted for this one over a smaller, cheaper one. It's stuffed full of new ideas, suggestions for different mediums to use with acrylics, different techniques, artists step by step guides and detailed pages telling you all about brushes, tools, paints and colours.
It lets you know about all the wonderful ways you can use acrylics, like mock water colour or with pastels, and the step by step guides with pictures enable you to see how to do these things yourself. It's basically a way to help better understand acrylic and build up your own skill, so that the aspiring acrylic artist will be all set to go.
The book itself is bright and hard backed which covers a spiral metal spine so that pages can open right up and be laid flat. It's also resonably small so is perfect for taking about with you.
I'd give this book one hundred out of ten if I could!
It lets you know about all the wonderful ways you can use acrylics, like mock water colour or with pastels, and the step by step guides with pictures enable you to see how to do these things yourself. It's basically a way to help better understand acrylic and build up your own skill, so that the aspiring acrylic artist will be all set to go.
The book itself is bright and hard backed which covers a spiral metal spine so that pages can open right up and be laid flat. It's also resonably small so is perfect for taking about with you.
I'd give this book one hundred out of ten if I could!
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book two years ago as I wanted to start painting again, after a lapse of thirty years. I wanted find out what is new in paint choice etc. This book is excellent covering paints, mediums, brushes, boards. Full of techiques and inspiration it is written in an easy, friendly manner and is a great book to start off with. I have seen the compainon book about mixing colours which looks a useful book for somebody like me who is a lazy colour mixer. Once my granddaughter of eleven became interested in art it was the first book I thought to buy her, I hope she enjoys it too.
The next book I would recommend is Acrylics Workshop 2 by DK books and if you want to paint landscapes the John Hammond books ,Free Expression in Acrylics and Capturing Light,by Batesford books are truly inspirational.
The next book I would recommend is Acrylics Workshop 2 by DK books and if you want to paint landscapes the John Hammond books ,Free Expression in Acrylics and Capturing Light,by Batesford books are truly inspirational.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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A superb little book with lots of valuable information. A definate for all lovers of acrylic painting. Great ideas and how to use different mediums with easiy to follow projects. Well worth the money and one of the best books around. Colour illustrations and clarity of detail really good. Hihgly recommended, very pleased and many thanks for a brilliant book.
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Brillant series
I now have most of the books and this series. You have all the information you need to get started and lots of inspriaing examples from established artists
Published 2 months ago by anne fisher
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Lots of info in a small book
I got this book because of the other reviews I'd read and I'm glad I did.
Im new to acrylic painting in that Ive only had a few brushes and a few tubes of paint to work... Read more
Im new to acrylic painting in that Ive only had a few brushes and a few tubes of paint to work... Read more
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Acrylic Bible
I enjoy this book and refer to it many times. This book is value for money. I woukd recommend it.
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Arealy good book showing many techniqies needed to improve your artist's skills my wife has used it regularly and loves it
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Geoffrey Wood
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A very useful addition for a painter in acrylic
A.great help to all amateur artists. Especially when mixing colours,it really gives quite a lot of guidance in.all areas of acrylic painting
Published 6 months ago by DOROTHY RICHARDSON
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Retrying Acrylics
I bought this book after seeing it on a painting holiday, it is the best I have seen for tips on using Acrylic and the ring binding is great for keeping it flat on a table.
Published 7 months ago by B. Crowther
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Excellent book
I really enjoyed reading this book and read it from cover to cover in a couple of days! Having worked in oils because I love the colours, I was apprehensive about painting in... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Hazel
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Quick delivery, safe packing. The book has a lot of similiarity with "Terry's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists", but, for my taste, "Terry's... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Basil09
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Small is beautiful!
The book is packed with useful information. The colour mixing guides I found very useful. The only snag, which won't be a problem for everyone, is that the small format made it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jess
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useful book
This is a REFERENCE book which is what I wanted. I notice one reviewer was disappointed as it was not a 'how to do book'. Read more
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