Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Acquainted with Acrylics 5
Chapter 1: Acrylics Are Awesome! 7
Chapter 2: Setting Up Supplies: Brushes, Surfaces, and Palettes 17
Chapter 3: All About Paints and Mediums 35
Part II: Exploring Tricks and Techniques 47
Chapter 4: Basic Painting and Finishing Techniques 49
Chapter 5: Building Your Repertoire with Quick Tricks and Techniques 71
Chapter 6: Drawn to Paint — Even if Your Drawing Skills Need Work 85
Part III: Finding the Fun in Fundamentals 101
Chapter 7: Taking a Quick Color Tour 103
Chapter 8: Design of the Times: Design Elements and Principles 123
Chapter 9: Putting the Pieces Together: Composition 143
Part IV: Acrylic’s Versatile Styles 157
Chapter 10: Letting It Flow: Creating a Watercolor-like Landscape 159
Chapter 11: Laying It On Thick: Painting Like the Oil Masters 179
Chapter 12: Thinking and Painting Abstractly 205
Part V: Projects for Different Surfaces 235
Chapter 13: Creating Collages and Transfers 237
Chapter 14: Cool Projects for All Types of Surfaces 255
Part VI: The Part of Tens 281
Chapter 15: Ten (Plus One) Genres: Figuring Out What You Want to Paint 283
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing 291
Index 295