Art of Acrylic Painting

Discover all the techniques you need to know to create beautiful paintings in acrylic

• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Year: 2005
• ISBN:
  9781610598163
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art Techniques

'This inspiring instructional book combines projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint and Artist's Library series titles into one handy volume. The Art of Acrylic Painting is a comprehensive collection that features the work of many accomplished artists, so you will be exposed to a variety of styles and learn a number of ways to approach this versatile medium. This beautiful, full-color reference book delves into essential information about acrylic tools and techniques, and it contains a wide variety of step-by-step painting lessons, featuring a range of subjects—from stunning still lifes and charming street scenes to engaging animal portraits and everything in between. Inside, you'll find all the information and inspiration you need to begin creating your own original paintings in acrylic!

INDEX

A

Accidents, embracing, 28

Acrylic paint

about, 5, 18, 20, 26, 28, 46, 70, 101

types of, 6

Analogous. See Colors

Animals. See specific types of animals

Artistic license, 19, 36, 41, 42, 52

Asymmetry, 23, 29

Athens night scene, 134–135

B

Background

and bears, 48, 49

and candy cart, 128, 129

and cool colors, 9, 46

and deer, 68, 69, 70

and horses, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

and leopard cub, 60, 63

and lioness, 52, 53

and mountain lions, 46, 47

and rhinoceroses, 50

and sky, 24, 25

and still lifes, 19, 28, 78, 79, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 97, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111

and structures, 26, 114, 117, 120, 130

and tiger, 54, 55

and water, 117, 120, 140

and wolf, 72, 75

Beaches. See Water (bays, seas, and oceans)

Bears, 48–49

Birds, 23, 58–59

Blending

and animals, 43, 58, 59, 63

and Athens night scene, 134

and background, 60, 72

and glazes, 14

and hills, 125

and layers, 68

and mediums, 18, 43

and sky, 12, 24, 119, 123, 139, 141

and still lifes, 81, 83, 84, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94

and streets, 139

and ...