The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia by professional artist Hazel Harrison.

Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this exhaustive reference covers a multitude of topics concerning acrylics. The book is divided into two sections: the first provides step-by-step demonstrations that guide artists through a variety of techniques, from basic colour mixing through to creating special effects such as sgraffito and wax resist. The second part focuses on themes, illustrating how individual artists tackle a number of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, portraits, animals, still life and fantasy.

This resource provides a wealth of stimulating ideas to help artists both amateurs and veterans develop their own acrylic style.

Book Contents

Introducing acrylics
Techniques
Blending
Broken Colour
Brushwork
Building Up
Charcoal and Acrylic
Collage
Colour Mixing
Colour Grounds
Dry Brush
Extruded Paint
Glazing
Grounds
Impasto
Ink and Acrylic
Knife Painting
Line and Wash
Masking
Mediums
Monochrome Techniques
Monoprint
Oil and Acrylic
Opaque Techniques
Palette
Pastel and Acrylic
Pencil and Acrylic
Scraping
Scumbling
Sgraffito
Spattering
Stencilling
Supports
Texturing
Transparent Techniques
Underdrawing
Underpainting
Wax Resist
Watercolour and Acrylic
Wet into Wet
Themes
Landscape
Buildings and townscapes
The figure
Animals
Still life
Abstraction and fantasy
Index and credits