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Ready to Paint the Masters: Van Gogh in Acrylics
by Michael Sanders

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9781844484546

The Ready to Paint The Masters series shows readers how to paint in the style of their favourite painter. Michael Sanders shows how to reproduce three famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, using step by step photographs and detailed instructions. He then paints two further compositions of his own, using the style and techniques of Van Gogh. Six tracings are provided for readers to pull out and transfer on to the painting surface: one for each project plus a bonus tracing. Michael Sanders has studied and reproduced many of Van Gogh's works as an artistic exercise, and has gained insight into the painter's methods, right down to individual brush strokes. Lovers of Van Gogh's amazing paintings can now learn how to paint their favourites using acrylic paints.

Price: £9.99

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Terry's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists
by Terry Harrison

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: Spiral Bound

ISBN 13: 9781844484638

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.

Price: £9.99

Mix Your Own Acrylics
by Jill Mirza & Nick Harris

Publisher Walter Foster Publishing
Edition Paperback

Acrylic is a popular medium, and it’s not hard to see why - it is both versatile and user-friendly, and its vibrant colors have long-lasting intensity. Mix Your Own Acrylics provides a basic introduction to getting the most out of your acrylic colors. Experimenting with acrylic can be a lot of fun, and this valuable resource is your definitive guide for mixing your own brilliant colors!
Price: £6.99

The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques
by Hazel Harrison

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Acrylics are the most versatile of all painting media. Their unique qualities make them ideal both for beginners and for artists who enjoy experimental work. The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques is divided into two main sections. The A-Z section, with the aid of colour photographs and step-by-step demonstrations, guides you through the full variety of techniques from colour mixing to special effects such as sgraffito and wax resist. The second part of the book, Themes, demonstrates how individual artists tackle a variety of subjects, including landscapes, buildings, portraits, animals, still life and fantasy.
Price: £12.99

Free Expression in Acrylics
by John Hammond

Publisher Batsford
Edition Hardback

An important book that gives artists the best advice on freely expressing themselves in acrylics. It is not enough to learn just the techniques but to understand how to choose the right technique to express what you feel or how to interpret what you see. It is also important to paint the right element of what you see to give real impact. Using your instinct to simplify and exaggerate, the book shows you how to have freedom of expression with a paintbrush. The book is richly illustrated throughout with finished paintings, close-up details and step-by-step instructions.
Price: £18.99

The Acrylic Artist's Colour Mixing Bible
by Ian Sidaway

Publisher Search Press
Edition Hardback

This visual guide to over 2000 mixes and glaze effects simplifies colour theory and demonstrates a range of techniques. Over 50 specially selected colours are featured and when used together with a basic palette they create more than 1000 mixing options. Special colours are also demonstrated as glazes over the standard palette colours, giving another 1000 options.
Price: £17.99

Acrylics: The Watercolour Alternative
by Charles Harrington

Publisher North Light
Edition Hardback

Acrylics are now second only in popularity to watercolour and can be seen as a real alternative to it. Step-by-step demonstrations and technique exercises - 25 in total - guide readers on how to use acrylic's forgiving nature to capture the look of watercolour. More than just a book on the virtues of the acrylic medium, Acrylics: The Watercolor Alternative illustrates transparent, translucent and opaque painting techniques while retaining the aesthetic that makes watercolour so attractive.
Price: £17.99

The New Acrylics
by Rheni Tauchid

Publisher Watson Guptill
Edition Paperback

This dazzling and sophisticated book will inspire and instruct readers on how to handle today's acrylics in innovative and individualistic ways. Learn how to create lush textures, vibrant colors, and sensuous surfaces with acrylic paints and mediums. In addition to traditional techniques such as glazing and staining, The New Acrylics demonstrates fresh applications, includidng soft sculpture, printing and mosaics. A selection of fine art is featured to provide artists with further creative insight and inspiration.
Price: £15.99

Acrylics
by R Bradford Johnson

Publisher Walter Foster Publishing
Edition Paperback

Acrylic paints are beloved by beginning painters and seasoned professionals alike, because this lightweight, versatile, fast-drying, water-based medium is well suited for a wide variety of applications. Acrylics will teach you everything you need to know about colors, brushes, and other tools for working with this medium. In addition to learning about techniques such as stippling, painting wet into wet, scraping out, spattering, and masking, you’ll discover comprehensive instructions for painting a variety of subjects in acrylic, including landscape elements.
Price: £6.99

Creative Acrylic Techniques
by Wendy Jelbert

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

An easy-to-follow, step by step guide to creating wonderful acrylic paintings. Wendy Jelbert explores this medium, showing how to create a whole range of effects, from creating beautiful blended washes and patterns to using impasto and textured techniques. Using over sixty step-by-step photographs, she demonstrates how to paint flowers, landscapes, seascapes, and more.

Price: £6.99

The Acrylic Artist's Bible
by Marilyn Scott

Publisher Search Press
Edition Hardback

Acrylic is used by many well-known professional artists, but is rather less popular with amateurs. This is surprising, because acrylic is not only the most versatile of all the painting media, but is also highly forgiving. And the range of different effects you can achieve is vast - if you try out some of the exciting techniques and projects in this book you may find yourself falling in love with the medium.
Price: £12.99

Brush with Acrylics
by Terry Harrison

Publisher Search Press
Edition Paperback

Terry Harrison presents a refreshingly simple guide that is packed with excellent, easy-to-follow demonstrations illustrating how to create stunning paintings using the versatile qualities of acrylics. He explores a wide range of techniques with excellent tips on how to capture atmosphere, texture and detail and includes many step-by-step sequences and inspirational paintings.
Price: £12.99

Artists' Questions Answered: Acrylics
by David Cuthbert

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

These titles are aimed as guides that answer all the questions which artists have about getting the best results from their chosen medium. Laid out in a user-friendly way, the books are styled in a question-and-answer format, illustrated with correct and incorrect ways of using the tools and getting the most from different techniques. The authors tackle the problems that serious beginners and amateur artists are likely to encounter and offer a variety of solutions.
Price: £12.99

Sponge Painting
by Terrence Tse

Publisher North Light
Edition Paperback

Popular artist Terrence Tse shows you how to put all the joy back into painting with his fast and fun techniques using acrylic paints and...a common household sponge! A natural extension of your hand, a sponge actually makes painting a breeze. The technique is so basic, the results so remarkable and fast, that you'll soon have a home full of beautiful paintings.
Price: £14.99

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