Editorial Comentarios

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

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.

Comentarios de Clientes

Acrylic Revoluion, 2010-06-25
by Sharon M. Reilly (Beaufort, SC USA)

I don't know where to begin praising this book. It is like a candy store of ideas and new things to try.

Versatile and Innovative, 2010-06-24
by E. Smith (Albuquerque, NM, USA)

I haven't actually used any of her techniques yet, but the book is beautifully put together with excellent instructions, illustrations and materials lists for each project. As a silk painter who also paints on canvas, I was delighted to see she even had a technique for painting on silk. The spiral-bound book binding is an added plus. I'm really glad I bought the book - it's opened new doors for expression.

Fun acrylic techniques!, 2010-06-13
by R. Salcedo (Atlanta)

I didn't know I wanted this book until I had a gift certificate to spend. I am a mixed media painter and always want to add any books to my library on acrylic painting techniques. I really like the ideas in this one, and most of the descriptions and demos are pretty well explained. I was glad to see some information provided on different substrates, and processes as well as the basic techniques!

A Good Materials Reference, 2010-06-02
by Bradley (Dallas, TX)

Looking to make the switch from oils to acrylics, I wanted a text that was a kind of "user's manual" for the medium. This book was very useful in this regard. I believe Franz Kafka said, "Art needs craft more than craft needs art." This manual can't make you a great painter... but the simple, reference-style layout and generously illustrated, "how-to" text will strengthen your familiarity with the paint. Some of the example art is a little kitschy, but it serves to illustrate rather than enlighten. Also, the book is spiral-bound within a hard cover, so it is both durable and will lay flat... very handy for reference while at the easel. Anyone starting out in acrylics, looking to see their possibilities and limitations, will gain from having this reference in their library. Experienced acrylic painters, or people looking for inspiration beyond technique, should pass on this book, however.

Artist in Training, 2010-05-19
by VEC Creative (Massachusetts, USA)

This is a great book focusing on the tools and techniques used in creating acrylic artwork. The techniques are easy to follow and the tools used are simple enough to find. NO obscure or artist-patented colors forcing you to buy into their personally-branded, over-priced products.

I only wish that after each technique is covered,there were some step-by-step projects/lessons to follow along with for trying out the techniques.

An excellent, must-have guide for all aspiring acrylic artists.