Provides basic tips and techniques on acrylic painting, from selecting the right acrylics and brushes to sealing and protecting the finished work. Includes special section on using acrylics for craft purposes.

Learn the secrets of painting with acrylics from a lifelong master.

Draws attention to the tools and techniques of acrylic painting and features thirteen demonstrations illustrating the processes involved in painting fruit, flowers, landscape, and human heads

First published in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications in 1978.

Award-winning author and leading artist Terry Harrison provides over 100 top tips for painting in acrylics in a small, spiral-bound format that artists will find convenient to use while painting. Terry takes the mystery out of painting with quick, clever tips that are easy to follow and effective, covering topics from what to buy and how to transfer images to using watercolour and oil techniques with acrylics, using additives such as texture paste or even eggshells and sawdust, and painting skies, fields, foregrounds, trees, mountains, water, buildings and more.

Arnold Lowrey demonstrates acrylic painting tips and techniques.

A vibrant and versatile medium, acrylic is ideal for beginning artists. Its quick drying time and intense, brilliant hues allow you to express a world of possibilities! In this book produced by Walter Foster Publishing and Reeves, two renowned acrylic artists guide you through five colorful step-by-step lessons, providing special tips and techniques along the way. This project book teaches you how to paint a variety of inspiring subjects, including florals, landscapes, seascapes, and still lifes. Plus you’ll learn about the materials and techniques needed to get started right away. Soon you will be on your way to creating your own brilliant works of art!