Acrylic Painting Step by Step Discover all

Beginners and accomplished artists alike are attracted to the beauty and versatility of acrylic painting. In this comprehensive book, you will find all the instruction and inspiration you need to master the medium or improve your painting skills. Accomplished artist Tom Swimm guides you step by step through 12 stunning acrylic projects, offering easy-to-follow instructions along with his personal artistic insights. Acrylic Painting Step by Step covers dozens of beginning and advanced acrylic techniques, from underpainting and glazing to impasto and texturizing. You will learn to paint a variety of subjects, including a lively floral, a striking still life, an eye-catching street scene, and a gorgeous seascape.

Tom Swimm has felt an instinctive need to paint since his early childhood. Although he is self-taught, he has long been inspired by the work of Van Gogh, Monet, and Hopper, and he considers these masters his teachers. Tom's first one-man exhibition was at the Pacific Edge Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. His work has also been displayed in several other California galleries, at ArtExpo New York, and at the APPAF Exhibition in Paris, France. His paintings have also appeared on the cover of Skyward Marketing's in-flight magazine in 2001, as well as on the cover of Artist's Magazine in 1992. And Tom's work is currently featured in several Walter Foster Publishing titles

Introduction

3

(1)

Tools and Materials

4

(2)

Color Theory and Mixing

6

(2)

Acrylic Techniques

8

(4)

Beginning with an Underpainting

12

(4)

Focusing on a Single Subject

16

(4)

Painting Reflections

20

(4)

Glazing to Build Warmth and Texture

24

(4)

Working with Translucent Washes

28

(4)

Depicting Light and Shadow

32

(4)

Setting Up a Still Life

36

(4)

Applying Linear Perspective

40

(4)

Using Multiple References

44

(4)

Choosing a Viewpoint

48

(6)

Simplifying a Scene

54

(4)

Creating Depth

58

(6)

Conclusion

64

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Acrylic Painting Step by Step Discover all the basics and a range of special techniques for creating your own masterpieces in acrylic

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