Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions For Exploiting The World's Most Versatile Medium

EAN:9781600610134 Label:North Light Books Author:Patti Brady Binding:Spiral-bound

This book has so many great ideas Fantastic!. Of course I am going to spend some money on all the fancy Acrylic mediums, but I am excited to try the many projects that are shown in this book2009-03-25 Rating 5. This is one of the few Acrylic painting books I will keep, and not resell after reading. A great resource for some new fun projects. I just spent most of the day devouring this book OMG!. It is excellent! I must be just at the right place to expand in this way because I could probably stay up all night trying these techniques2009-03-20 Rating 5. As a rep for Golden, Patti finally explains how to use all those "white bottles", and the uses are mind-blowing. She shows everything in a way that is a take-off point for your own imagination. The sky really is the limit. I already own "Acrylic Revolution", but this is a perfect companion piece FANTASTIC book! Loads of ideas. Some of the same techniques, but presented in a different way, and some techniques not covered in the other book2009-03-19 Rating 5. Nice big pictures to illustrate techniques. This book shows that acrylic is an entirely different medium than oils, can be used to do many techniques that would be impossible with other mediums, and along with "Acrylic Revolution", brings acrylics into their own. This book deals only with the Golden line of acrylic paints and mediums and gives an overview of artists working in this medium Good example of artists working in this medium. If you have not a demo program of the Golden products I am not sure how beneficial this book would be2009-03-10 Rating 4. Nearly all of the artists I would classify as abstract expressionists with one exception. This one example would probably be abstract impressionistic. . Acrylics have come a long way since the late 30's! This book, while probably not for complete beginners, will inspire and challenge acrylic painters to explore way beyond using them as a substitute for oils or watercolors! It is very process oriented, and a treasure trove of multimedia and abstract ideas Acrylics outside the box. It also includes the use of the new Golden Open Acrylics2009-02-24 Rating 5. She includes works and working methods of several accomplished Acrylic artists. This book just might blast you right out of any creative rut you're in. Rethinking Acrylic shows readers how to use acrylic paint in a variety of ways Acrylic can mimic oil paint, watercolor, gouache and encaustic; it can be applied in subtle transparent washes, or troweled as a heavy thick impasto; it can be as transparent as glass or as dense and black as tar. Because of its ever-changing state, the author and contributors are covering the most popular techniques for acrylic, making them accessible to the contemporary artist and crafter thorough a variety of mini-demonstrations followed by full demonstrations that show how to transform those techniques into finished paintings