Acrylic Painting for Dummies

Name: Acrylic Painting for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470444559

ISBN-10: 047044455X

ISBN-13: 9780470444559

Edition: 2009

Authors: Colette Pitcher, Dummies Press Staff, Pitcher

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Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 6/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Colette Pitcher is a painter and sculptor who exhibits her artwork throughout the country. She is the owner of the Showcase Art Center in Greeley, Colorado, where she offers adult instruction in numerous painting mediums. Pitcher is also the author of Watercolor Painting For Dummies and is a contributor to PaintWorks magazine.



Introduction



Getting Acquainted with Acrylics



Acrylics Are Awesome!



Setting Up Supplies: Brushes, Surfaces, and Palettes



All About Paints and Mediums



Exploring Tricks and Techniques



Basic Painting and Finishing Techniques



Building Your Repertoire with Quick Tricks and Techniques



Drawn to Paint - Even if Your Drawing Skills Need Work



Finding the Fun in Fundamentals



Taking a Quick Color Tour



Design of the Times: Design Elements and Principle



Putting the Pieces Together: Composition



Acrylics Versatile Styles



Letting It Flow: Creating a Watercolor-like Landscape



Laying It On Thick: Painting Like the Oil Masters



Thinking and Painting Abstractly



Projects for Different Surfaces



Creating Collages and Transfer



Cool Projects for All Types of Surfaces



The Part of Tens



Ten (Plus One) Genres: Figuring Out What You Want to Paint



Ten Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing


Index