Ebook: Acrylic Painting For Dummies

Create gorgeous paintings with this fun and easy guide to acrylics!. Always wanted to paint with acrylics? This easy-to-follow, full color guide gives you expert instruction and simple exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles. The step-by-step projects let you practice your skill and stir your imagination -- and give you the foundation to create similar projects with your own subjects and surfaces!.: Get your feet (and brushes) wet -- assemble your materials, prepare your surfaces, and sort out additives and enhancers;. Try out basic acrylic techniques -- work with brush strokes, contr.;Acrylic Painting FOR Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Acquainted with Acrylics; Chapter 1: Acrylics Are Awesome!; What's So Awesome About Acrylic Paint?; Nurturing and Growing the Acrylic Artist in You; Project: Painting Your Sketchbook; Chapter 2: Setting Up Supplies: Brushes, Surfaces, and Palettes; Brushing Up on Brushes.