Acrylic Painting Layer by Layer: Tropical Delight

by Mia Tavonatti

With this simplified method of learning to paint, aspiring artists can re-create magnificent paintings;even if they have never before picked up a paintbrush! This innovative method of art instruction breaks down the painting process into its simplest form-revealing isolated views of every layer of application and making it easier than ever before for beginning artists to complete a professional-looking painting. This complete kit includes everything needed to paint a gorgeous fruit still life. Each stage of the painting is shown as a separate layer, taking you from the preprinted canvas to a finished work of art in just nine easy steps!

16 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Mia Tavonatti is an artist with a variety of interests, including a strong passion for painting and drawing. She moved from Michigan to California to attend art school at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her BFA and MFA in illustration. She has also studied painting abroad, and she loves to spend her summers painting in Greece. Mia has exhibited her work extensively, both in Europe and throughout the United States. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, and her work can be seen on more than 45 book covers and in several magazines. In addition to her illustrative work, she has created a number of murals and commissions for restaurants, private residences, and corporations. She teaches illustration and painting at the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach and currently resides in Costa Mesa, California.