Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium

Author: Nancy Reyner
ISBN: 1581808046
Manufacturer: North Light Books
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Liberate Your Creativity With Acrylic Paints!

Acrylic Revolution is your essential, all-in-one guide for acrylic painting techniques and more. It features over 101 ways to break through the boundaries of conventional painting and re-define the creative potential of this all-purpose medium.

Every page provides insight on how to use acrylic paint in ways you never thought possible to create stunning visual effects and textures. Ten complete sections detail a range of empowering applications, including how to:

Prepare and paint on virtually any surface
Create textures of all kinds
Work with transfers, collage, resists and mixed media
Achieve innovative stenciling and line work
Customize your paint to adjust thickness, transparency and drying time
Simulate other mediums, such as oil, tempera or watercolor
Create faux finishes, magical effects, sheens and more

To give you additional insight and inspiration, this book features a gallery of finished works by fellow painting revolutionaries that blend various acrylic techniques to create amazing effects. You'll also find practical advice that covers the basics and beyond--from selecting materials and cleaning your brushes to finishing and preserving your artwork. There's even a complete glossary of terms for fast and easy referencing.

Pick up a brush and start your own acrylic revolution today!

Use the techniques in this book to free your creative spirit and create the paintings you've always dreamed of.

Customer Reviews:

worth the money!!

This is a great technique book for anyone wanting to take their acrylics to a new level!

2008-09-30

New Techniques

This is a wonderful book full of new ideas for paint and mixed media, excellent!

2008-09-23

ACRYLIC REVOLUTION

WHEN A LOCAL ARTIST I KNOW, WHO ALSO WORKS AT MY FAVORITE ART STORE, TOLD ME SHE PAINTS WITH THIS BOOK AT HER FEET, I JUST KNEW I NEEDED TO TRY IT! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK. VERY HAPPY WITH THIS FIND! GREAT IDEAS AND USEFUL TIPS. I HAVE USED SEVERAL TIPS IN THIS BOOK WITH GREAT RESULTS, AND THERE ARE LOTS MORE TIPS TO TRY. I DON'T WRITE REVIEWS OFTEN, BUT THOUGHT I'D LET OTHERS KNOW THEY WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS FIND. ENJOY!

2008-09-15

glossary of information

I took a demo from Nancy, and then a one day workshop..she is very good at imparting information, and showing samples. The book is an encyclopedia of great and useful information about the products she uses in her work. It is well laid out, easy to use with the spiral binding, and has examples of each technique that ought to be easy to grasp by even a novice.

2008-09-01

GREAT Book!

I'm a student and need specific, detailed instruction on acrylic painting techniques, and this book provides them. A friend -- an established artist -- recommended this book to me, and she wasn't wrong.

2008-08-22

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