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| The Acrylics Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist | 
 enlarge | Author: Barclay Sheaks
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 39469
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0823000621
Dewey Decimal Number: 751
EAN: 9780823000623
ASIN: 0823000621
Publication Date: April 15, 2000
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Product Description
Unrivaled in scope, this encyclopedic reference on the most versatile of all painting mediums is an excellent tool to help both beginning and seasoned artists produce their best work in acrylics. With its great flexibility, acrylic paint can mimic the appearance of oils, tempera, and watercolors in unique ways, each method pictured in a separate step-by-step demonstration. The author also examines the use of acrylics with airbrush, sculptural, and printing techniques-even three-dimensional relief painting and collagraphy printing methods are included-and how several of these different creative processes can be integrated successfully in one composition with ink, pencil, charcoal, and pastel. Inspiring examples of representational and abstract subjects are depicted throughout, and a complete survey of all the latest acrylic materials covers the best paint brands, painting mediums, supports, varnishes, brushes, knives, and palettes.
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 Shows the possibilities May 24, 2008
I borrowed this book and am planning to buy it. There are a lot of ideas to expand on. It's not really a step by step book although some steps are shown for each style the artist introduces. He shows how watercolor, oil and other looks are achieved. I feel, it's the best comprehensive book directed specifically at acrylics I've come across to date...
 Great book August 14, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book gives a really good intro into acrylics for beginners. I've dabbled in acrylics, but the info in this book gave me the why as well as the how to different techniques. It's absolutely a beginner's book, but very thorough on the basics.
Excellent June 16, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I found this book just as I was beginning to paint. It helped me confirm that it was acrylics, rather than some other medium, that I wanted to use; and it gave me great instruction to get me going. I have subsequently read other painting-technique books (some excellent, others not) and I still think that, as a general discussion of acrylics, this book is perhaps the best I've seen. It has beautiful paintings as examples of what can be accomplished in acrylics.
I was probably a bit stingy in giving only 4 stars, but I feel that, on a very few points, there might have been more detail or elaboration. Still, overall, I know of no better book for anyone new to acrylics--indeed it continues to be a favorite of mine. I recommend this book together with the website of Golden Acrylics; those two resources might be all you will need to educate yourself about the use and manipulation of acrylic paints and acrylic mediums.
Great for the Beginning Acrylic Painter December 3, 2004
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Very informative with regard to brands of paints, brushes, mediums, and surfaces. Has recommendations for your beginning palate, brush set, etc. Expands on technique with demonstrations. REALLY like this book and glad I bought it.
A good beginning August 19, 2003
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
I recommend this for the beginner level acrylic painter. What you need to know to get started with a lot of great product information.
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