The authoritative guide that cuts past the confusion of buying and using art materials.

"Organized by medium for easy reference, The North Light Artist's Guide to Materials & Techniques tells you everything you need to know to buy and use art materials today." "You'll also learn which materials and techniques popular North Light artists use, along with favorite tricks they've picked up over the years." "Whether you're thinking of trying a new medium or you just want to explore the options in your current medium, this reference guide will help you make the right choices for your art."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Those who love the adaptability of acrylic but have trouble working with its unique properties will be enlightened and inspired by this book''s instruction. Over 100 diverse compositions by 23 artists are featured.'

Practical visual guidance to 45 painting techniques.

From À la poup Ée to Zinc White and everything in between, more than one thousand art definitions and descriptions are detailed here for the reader's benefit. Every art term, technique and material used by the practicing artist is included. Packed with hundreds of photographs, paintings, mini-demos, black & white diagrams and drawings, this is the most comprehensive and visually explicit artist's reference available. Artists will also find sidebars about specific entries and charts for a wealth of interrelated information in one convenient listing. For example, art movement, includes both the definition and a comprehensive chart listing each individual movement, style and school along with their approximate time periods and insightful descriptions. The Artist's Illustrated Encyclopedia will quickly become the artist's most prized reference--supplying the illustrated world of art in one easy-to-reference volume. * A must have reference for every artist, beginner to advanced * Entries are laid out in a fashion that's easy to access and understand Phil Metzger is the author of six art instruction books including Perspective Without Pain, and The North Light Artist's Guide to Materials & Techniques. He lives in Rockville, Maryland.

Acrylic is often used as a substitute for oil paint or watercolor, but the real gold mine is in allowing the medium freedom to do what it does best. This book shows how today’s artists are doing exactly that. It’s loaded with original artwork and valuable insight from 64 artists, incredibly diverse in styles and subjects, each using acrylic in unique ways to create expressive and personal art. • 64 artists offer their individual ideas, approaches and inspirations for working with acrylic paints • 29 styles, ranging from photorealism to minimal color field and everything in between, are explored through artist profiles, artwork and boundary-breaking “challenges” that provide dynamic starting points for your own art • 29 step-by-step demonstrations illustrate acrylic-driven techniques you can take straight to your work, including collage and assemblage, reverse painting, printmaking, accidental stenciling, working with metallic mixtures and more A follow-up to the best-selling Acrylic Revolution,Acrylic Innovation takes you outside your comfort zone. Dip in whenever you feel the urge to experiment, have fun and see fresh and exciting results.