The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book by John Barber

The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book by John Barber

The world's first truly interactive art instruction book, The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book will help anyone who wants to paint in acrylics produce quality art in days. It begins with a look at the equipment you'll need to get started and then describes the basic principles of colour mixing and applying colour. The book presents a series of eight step-by-step projects designed to teach you the most rewarding acrylics techniques, such as painting alla prima, glazing, painting with a palette knife, using tone, and building up colour; all applied to subjects from still lifes to landscapes, and from people to the natural world. By working through the projects you'll increase your knowledge and confidence and will be able to produce satisfying acrylic art. Each project also introduces and illustrates the most important technique for the project and gives at-a-glance advice on colour mixing. The colour wheel on the jacket allows mixes to be immediately visible, for successful paintings every time.

April 09

This is the sister volume to the previous one on watercolour and, if it follows the success of that, it's a fair bet we'll be raising quite a familyMost of what I said previously applies here. It's a gimmick, but sometimes gimmicks make you sit up and suddenly understand what has previously been a problem subject. I still think that the illustrations are a bit flat, even though the trick paper has gone. Nevertheless, there's a good variety of subject matter and the medium is used in both impasto and as a wash, so you get to see most of the techniques you'll want.

* Artbookreview.net *

John Barber is a professional artist and designer whose work has been published by many leading publishers worldwide. His interest in art and design have led to diverse commissions, including model-making for film and TV, sculpture, and stained glass design, in addition to painting. He has lectured widely on Turner and Rembrandt, and regularly teaches painting courses near Flatford Mill in Suffolk and in La Rochefoucauld, France. John lives in London. He is the author of The Watercolor Wheelbook, Color Pencil Wheel Book, Oil Paint Color Wheel Book, Acrylics Color Wheel Book, and Pastel Color Wheel Book.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844484218
ISBN 10	1844484211
Title	The Acrylic Paint Colour Wheel Book
Author	John Barber
Series	Colour Wheel Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2009-03-24
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.