Portfolio: Beginning Acrylic: Tips and techniques for learning to paint in acrylic

Billedeaux Gertsch, Susette

ISBN 10: 1633221067 / ISBN 13: 9781633221062

Published by Walter Foster Publishing, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portfolio: Beginning Acrylic: Tips and techniques for learning to paint in acrylic
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1633221067
• ISBN 13: 9781633221062
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

With comprehensive instruction and artist tips and tricks, Beginning Acrylic is the perfect resource for aspiring painters just getting started in this colorful medium.

Beginning Acrylic teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started painting in acrylic. From showing how to choose the right paper, brushes, and paints to basic painting tips and techniques, this beginner’s guide to acrylic painting is bursting with valuable exercises and advice to help artists master this colorful and approachable medium. This book guides beginners through an exploration of acrylic painting with easy-to-understand concepts and step-by-step methods, including how to paint a variety of skies, trees, mountains, roads, clouds, and waterscapes from start to finish. Building on these basic, fundamental techniques, novice artists can practice their craft with step-by-step painting projects that are broken down and explained with large, detailed images and examples. ​From the first brushstroke to the finishing touch, let Beginning Acrylic guide you as you begin your artistic journey in acrylic painting.

The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format that’s perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists.

Also available from the series:Beginning Drawing, Beginning Watercolor, Beginning Pastel, Beginning Colored Pencil, Beginning Color Mixing, Expressive Painting, Beginning Color Mixing, Beginning Pen & Ink, and Beginning Composition.

About the Author

Susette Billedeaux Gertsch is a longtime painter in Midway, Utah. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brigham Young University and served as president of the Midway Art Association. Susette specializes in plein air painting, and her works have won several awards and are exhibited throughout the Southwest. Learn more at www.pleinairparadise.com.