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Whether you’re a weekend painter or a painting-a-day kind of painter, there are plenty of wonderful challenges here to keep you occupied and build your skills. Mark Daniel Nelson’s first book proved so popular that he has written a sequel. Old fans and new followers will love this practical, how-to paint acrylics book. All the subjects you could possibly want are served up here and presented in the same thoughtful and thorough way in five simple steps.
Chapter One: Introduction To Materials And Techniques Choosing a surface Acrylic paint Brushes Palettes Colour and value Basic design principles Transferring your drawing Displaying your work
Projects will include: 1. Basic paint application: Door 2. Mixing tints and shades: Envelope 3. Opaque layering: T-shirt 4. Simple shadows: Child's chalk drawing 5. Using simplified shapes: Toy duck 6. Exploring brush size: Pastry with sprinkles 7. Introduction to Massing: Daisy 8. Textured layering: Red barn 9. Simple reflections: Hot-air balloon 10. Understanding fabric: Theatre curtain 11. Painting a rough surface: Brick wall 12. Painting wood: Artist’s palette 13. Combining rough and smooth surfaces: Egg on toast 14. Painting negative space: Swan 15. Expressive brushstrokes: Banana peel 16. Hatching brushstrokes: Thistle 17. Combining large, medium, and small shapes: Paintbrush 18. Introduction to cubes: Butter and knife 19. Introduction to ellipses: Pineapple slice 20. Introduction to spheres: Pincushion 21. Introduction to cylinders: Pancakes 22. Introduction to cones: Birthday hat 23. Light and shadow on a cube: Sandwich 24. 'Slicing' a cylinder: Cake 25. Intermediate cubes: Building block giraffe 26. Combining a sphere, ellipse, and cone: Ice-cream cone 27. Light, shadow, and value: Paper bag puppet 28. Reflected light: Takeout carton 29. Subtle drybrush layering: Misty mountains 30. Luminosity: Iced tea 31. Translucency: Teabag 32. Transparency: Butterscotch candy 33. Luminosity and transparency: Lightbulb 34. Luminous glazing: Hazy city
Mark Daniel Nelson studied classical sculpture and drawing at the prestigious La Scuola Classical Sculpture School and holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Colorado Institute of Art. He has taught courses in Human Anatomy, Art History, and Oil Painting at the Art Students League of Denver and at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections around the US. He lives in Arizona in the US.
How's your acrylics game? Here at PaperCrafter we're split into two camps those of us that find it difficult, and those that pretend we don't. Luckily for us and potentially you, Learn To Paint In Acrylics offers 50 mini paintings to try your brush at. We started seeing genuine improvements as we made our way through each project if we're not paint pros by the time we've reached the last one, we're hanging up our easels for good.
Following his popular book, Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 Small Paintings published in 2015, artist Mark Daniel Nelson brings us Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 More Small Paintings. This practical book includes everyday subjects, which the author shows us how to paint in five simple steps. The range of techniques and subjects is well thought out, making it the ideal starting point for beginners as well as providing inspiration for those with more experience.
By Mark Daniel Nelson
£12.99
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