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| Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Reyner
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (59 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5861
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.2 x 1
ISBN: 1581808046
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.426
EAN: 9781581808049
ASIN: 1581808046
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
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Product Description
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.
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 Techniques That Will Expand Your Work January 2, 2009
Just what i was looking for: various ways to expand the use of my materials and enhance my technique. Well laid out, easy to understand, stimulating and worth every penny. Every artist, no matter what level, can benefit from the Acrylic Revolution.
 Helpful book for beginners January 2, 2009
This book has been very helpful to me as a novice painter. It is very easy to read and understand.
Great read can't wait to try some of the techniques this weekend December 30, 2008
Acrylic Revolution is a great book for abstract acrylic artists or mix media artists. About 1/4 of the techniques the author wrote about I was already familiar with, the other 3/4ths of this book was a pleasant surprise!
The book was a welcomed Christmas gift.
I have been painting abstracts for many years and agree with another reviewer that there are many properties of acrylic I was not familiar with and Reyner explains acrylics in such a way that the reader does not need a Master's Degree in science to understand.
The book format is clearly laid out and the reader is guided through the book from basic to more advanced methods of being creative with the paint and the various mediums. The spiral binding is a pretty good addition to the book.
The photos were easy to follow and the directions are pretty straight forward. I also went to Ms Reyner's website and was pleasantly surprised and intrigued by her art work. In some ways some of her work is similar to my artistic style I'm even tempted to sign up for a workshop if time allows.
Great tips, tricks and techniques December 5, 2008
There's much information in this book, from tools to surfaces to special techniques and tricks. It's far more than applying acrylic paint to canvas. There are suggestions for new surfaces to try, a plethora of tools and texturing methods. The imagination can run wild with all these ideas. I love the stay-flat coil binding, making the book lie flat on my workspace so I have both hands free to paint.
5 minutes in and already I am painting with more PIZZAZZ! October 10, 2008
This book is truly infectious - in fact I accidentally purchased 2 and have already got a buyer for the other - all the way downunder in New Zealand!
I say "infectious" because of the effect it is having on me - I want to try new things - buy new products - although here in NZ I have not yet sourced a supplier of Golden! Will find a way though.
Nancy - this is a winner - and thank you Amazon because you bring the most amazing packages to my doorstep - all for the sake of art of course!
I loved this book from the first 5 mins of reading it and truly I completed a painting - I think I've completed it - I may just have to "tweak" it a little more and add more layers - I marbled, I used the gel medium and even my husband had to agree - my butterflies almost flew off the canvas! Simply wonderful....
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