All about techniques in acrylics

All about techniques in acrylics

Book - 2004

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Subjects
Acrylic painting > Technique.
Published
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's c2004.
Language
English
Spanish
Corporate Author
Parramón Ediciones. Editorial Team
Corporate Author
Parramón Ediciones. Editorial Team (-)
Item Description
"An indispensable manual for artists"--Cover.
"All about the media ; all about the equipment ; all about techniques ; all about methods ; all about tips and practical advice ; all about themes and subjects"--Cover.
Physical Description
143 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780764157103
  • Preface
  • Materials and Tools
  • The Arrival of Acrylic Paints
  • New Abstract Painting: Color and Materials
  • From Pop-Art to Avant-Garde
  • Composition and Characteristics
  • Acrylic Paint and Its Properties
  • Commercial Packaging
  • Colors in Acrylic Paints
  • The Mediums
  • Other Tools
  • Manufacturing Acrylic Paints
  • Brushes: Quality and Types
  • Supports: Canvas and Boards
  • Priming for Acrylic Paints
  • The Palette and Other Mixing Tools
  • Techniques for Acrylics
  • Mixing Colors
  • Darkening and Lightening Colors
  • Washes
  • Layering with Glazes
  • Gradations and Transparencies
  • Transparent Impastos
  • Dry-Brush Technique
  • Flat Paint
  • Preliminary Drawing
  • Opaque in Acrylics
  • Painting with the Sfumato Technique
  • Painting with Impasto
  • Spattering and Spraying
  • Scraping and Rubbing Techniques
  • Working with Textures
  • Reserves with Acrylics
  • Stenciling
  • Sgraffito
  • Collage and Acrylics
  • Quick Painting
  • Working over Medium and Dark Backgrounds
  • Mixed Techniques
  • Expressive Color
  • Alternating Effect
  • Abstract Painting Based on Nature
  • Pure Abstraction
  • The Impressionist Heritage
  • Monochromatic Paintings
  • Themes with Acrylics
  • Skies and Clouds
  • Water of the Ocean
  • Vegetation
  • Trees
  • Flowers
  • Natural Landscapes
  • Domestic Landscapes
  • Urban Landscapes
  • Seascapes
  • Still Life
  • Colorful Still Life
  • Unusual Motifs
  • Interiors
  • Animals
  • Nude Figure
  • Clothed Figure
Review by Library Journal Review

The art world is awash in books on oil and watercolor painting but parched for those on acrylics. This one, originally published in Spain, is a fine addition to the field. Acrylics are plastic-based pigments that can imitate the qualities of other media, while retaining a distinct brightness of their own. Although compact, this volume is both comprehensive and spirited. A brief history of the use of acrylics by people such as Jackson Pollack is followed by sections on the varieties of acrylics available, tools for their use, and techniques for skies, vegetation, landscapes, still lifes, interiors, animals, and the nude. The demonstrations of color mixing, sgraffito, texturing, transparent impastos, and layering with glazes are especially well done. Highly recommended for advanced art students. For beginners, see Jenny Rodwell's Acrylic Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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