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Paint: Illustrated Techniques for Every Medium
Teaches prospective artists the fundamentals of working with any of the major media, including acrylic, colored pencil, oil, pastel, and watercolor, offering easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs, tips on the fundamental characteristics of each medium, basic techniques, and more. Original.
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224 pages, Paperback
First published June 11, 2007
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June 14, 2018
To be clear, I only read the chapters in this book that related to painting with acrylics, and those chapters were wonderful.
I wanted to go to art school after high school, but was convinced by well-meaning people to take Graphic Design instead. Now, at 40, I still yearned for art training, particularly painting with acrylics. I've been painting and drawing off and on for the last 20 years, but am mostly self-taught and was getting a little frustrated with the slow progress of my development as an artist.
After watching YouTube videos (mostly Will Kemp's Art School) and reading this book (and this book was really key to many elements that have helped me improve my compositions and the play of dynamic colors, contrast, and elements within them) I feel that I've now managed to gather some knowledge from that elusive art school I've always longed for, and to improve my paintings by scores, to the point of finally being able to sell them, finally capturing those professional tips and tricks that really elevate your work. It's amazing what a little knowledge can do.
My only criticism is the high focus on landscape painting, when my work is solely people and wildlife.
Still, highly recommended. :)
I wanted to go to art school after high school, but was convinced by well-meaning people to take Graphic Design instead. Now, at 40, I still yearned for art training, particularly painting with acrylics. I've been painting and drawing off and on for the last 20 years, but am mostly self-taught and was getting a little frustrated with the slow progress of my development as an artist.
After watching YouTube videos (mostly Will Kemp's Art School) and reading this book (and this book was really key to many elements that have helped me improve my compositions and the play of dynamic colors, contrast, and elements within them) I feel that I've now managed to gather some knowledge from that elusive art school I've always longed for, and to improve my paintings by scores, to the point of finally being able to sell them, finally capturing those professional tips and tricks that really elevate your work. It's amazing what a little knowledge can do.
My only criticism is the high focus on landscape painting, when my work is solely people and wildlife.
Still, highly recommended. :)
February 15, 2014
Filled with a lot of the basics, but gives good tips here and there that one wouldn't normally think of.
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