Terry Harrison presents a refreshingly simple guide that is packed with excellent, easy-to-follow demonstrations illustrating how to create stunning paintings using the versatile qualities of acrylics. He explores a wide range of techniques with excellent tips on how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail and includes many step-by-step sequences and inspirational paintings.
Acrylics are easy to master and extremely versatile. Paint can be applied thick like oils, or in washes like watercolour. Also, techniques can be mixed to create unusual and different effects. Using a range of brushes, Terry explores all these different techniques showing how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail. He paints a selection of beautiful landscapes, seascapes and buildings with ease, showing how to apply colour to produce stunning pictures of atmospheric skies, mist covered rivers, vibrant fields of flowers, rustic buildings, calm estuaries and more.
With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, Terry presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations which aim to build up skills and encourage the artist to create their own original paintings.
Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Choosing your equipment
Materials 10, My palette 14, My brushes 18
Using the brushes
Golden leaf 24, Foliage brush 26, Wizard 30, Fan stippler 34, Fan gogh 38, Deerfoot stippler 46, Sword 48, Flat brush 50, Oval brush 51, Half-rigger 52, Detail brushes 54
Techniques
Big brush skies 58, Painting distance 62, Masking fluid 64, Credit card rocks 65, Glazing 66, Using knives 68, Textures 72, Adding life 76
Demonstrations
Bluebells 80, Snow Scene 86, Waterfall and Rocks 94, Mountain Scenery 102, Poppy Field 108, Autumn Woods 118
Index 128
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