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The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints
The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints
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Author: Rheni Tauchid
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10526

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.5

ISBN: 0823031594
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.426
EAN: 9780823031597
ASIN: 0823031594

Publication Date: February 1, 2005
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Product Description
The acrylics of today have grown into the most adaptable art material of the modern age. Focusing on a popular art medium that has been around for over 50 years, The New Acrylics illustrates how artists can create lush textures, color, and luster with the modern acrylics readily available in any art supply store. These are nontoxic, environmentally sound, and exist in the most dazzling array of chemical formats-from the most fluid to the highly viscous. Not only do artists paint with acrylics these days, they can create rich metallic effects, or even 3-dimensional sculptures. Traditional technique based books on acrylics cover traditional methods of painting. However, The New Acrylics is geared toward more nonconventional ways in which to manipulate modern-day acrylics, and demonstrates new applications such as glazing, textured effects, soft sculpture effects, or staining, thus reinventing the old way of handling acrylics, and revealing a fabulous new artistic medium. The underlying theme of this dazzling and sophisticated book is to encourage artists to interpret and handle acrylic paints in a vibrant, fresh, and above all, individualistic style.


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5 out of 5 stars Great Inspiration   October 6, 2008
I'll be honest, I'm not too interested in the scientific and chemical blah blah blah of acrylic paint. But this book provided a great inspiration and exposed me to a lot of mediums I never knew existed. Highly recommended for the technical and the eye candy.


5 out of 5 stars THE NEW ACRYLICS by Rheni Tauchid   October 3, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints

Rheni Tauchid has written an up-to-date, comprehensive and easy-to-understand book that is likely to give new ideas to anyone using Acrylics. This is a "must read" for anyone using Acrylic Paints.



5 out of 5 stars Very professionally written   July 5, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is a top-pro product. Its pictures inside are well enough to be a piece of art. Very useful, helpful, and instructive.


5 out of 5 stars excellent new ideas and techniques!   May 17, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I LOVE THIS BOOK! I've already used many of the new techniques and loved the results. Some of the products needed for the techniques in this book can be hard to come by in stores, so I'm having to order online. It is a very new approach to acrylics that open up a new world! I think this is a must have. It also teaches you things about new products that are really great that I cant wait to use. It is worth every penny. And the book isn't one of those art books that is dry and or thinks you are stupid. It covers what you need to know quickly and with interesting information. It has many many many pictures. Covers techniques, new materials, and much more. again get this book!


5 out of 5 stars Easy to read, very informative, and inspirational   April 10, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is an easy to follow guide to acrylic paints, mediums and techniques. It cleared up so much confusion I had about mediums, gels, pastes, glazes and finishes. And it's beautifully illustrated with great color photos that I found to be extremely inspirational. I can't wait to get started practicing some of these techniques in my paintings and mixed media pieces.