Acrylic Painting Step By Step (Al45) (Paperback)
Discover All the Basics and a Range of Special Techniques for Creating Your Own Masterpieces in Acrylic
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781560108580
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 1 Jan 2005
- Supply Source
- UK
Book
- Authors
- Walter Foster
Tom Swimm
- Subtitle
- Discover All the Basics and a Range of Special Techniques for Creating Your Own Masterpieces in Acrylic
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Quayside Pub Group
- Series
- Artist's Library
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 64
- Dimensions
- 241 x 165 x 6mm (227g)
Annotation
A guide to acrylic painting introduces the basic techniques of the
medium and provides step-by-step instructions for twelve acrylic
projects.
Summary
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.
Non-Fiction
- General Subject
- Art
- BISAC Subject 1
- Art / Techniques / Acrylic Painting
- BISAC Subject 2
- Crafts & Hobbies / Painting
- BIC Classification 1
- Painting & art manuals
- BIC Classification 2
- Painting & paintings
- Library Subject 1
- Acrylic painting; Technique.
- Dewey Classification
- 751.42/6
Author Bio
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