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Featuring a range of brushes, this guide explores various painting techniques and reveals how to capture atmosphere, texture, and detail. Example projects include beautiful landscapes, seascapes, and buildingsall of which show how to apply color to produce stunning pictures of atmospheric skies, mist covered rivers, vibrant fields of flowers, rustic buildings, calm estuaries and more. With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, the handbook presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations that aim to build up skills and encourage artists to create their own original paintings.
Synopsis
Acrylics are easy to master and extremely versatile. Paint can be applied thick like oils, or in washes like watercolour. Also, techniques can be mixed to create unusual and different effects. Using a range of brushes, Terry explores all these different techniques showing how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail . He paints a selection of beautiful landscapes, seascapes and buildings with ease, showing how to apply colour to produce stunning pictures of atmospheric skies, mist covered rivers, vibrant fields of flowers, rustic buildings, calm estuaries and more.
With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, Terry presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations which aim to build up skills and encourage the artist to create their own original paintings.
Synopsis
Terry Harrison presents a refreshingly simple guide that is packed with excellent, easy-to-follow demonstrations illustrating how to create stunning paintings using the versatile qualities of acrylics. He explores a wide range of techniques with excellent tips on how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail and includes many step-by-step sequences and inspirational paintings.
About the Author
Terry Harrison has had a lengthy career in graphics, illustration, and painting, and his work has been featured in exhibitions and private commissions. He has since opened his own gallery.