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1 Contents at a Glance 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 Chapter 7: Taking a Quick Color Tour Chapter 8: Design of the Times: Design Elements and Principles Chapter 9: Putting the Pieces Together: Composition Part IV: Acrylic s Versatile Styles Chapter 10: Letting It Flow: Creating a Watercolor-like Landscape Chapter 11: Laying It On Thick: Painting Like the Oil Masters Chapter 12: Thinking and Painting Abstractly Part V: Projects for Different Surfaces Chapter 13: Creating Collages and Transfers Chapter 14: Cool Projects for All Types of Surfaces Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 15: Ten (Plus One) Genres: Figuring Out What You Want to Paint Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Index...295

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3 Table of Contents Introduction...1 About This Book...1 Conventions Used in This Book...1 What You re Not to Read...2 Foolish Assumptions...2 How This Book Is Organized...2 Part I: Getting Acquainted with Acrylics...3 Part II: Exploring Tricks and Techniques...3 Part III: Finding the Fun in Fundamentals...3 Part IV: Acrylic s Versatile Styles...3 Part V: Projects for Different Surfaces...3 Part VI: The Part of Tens...4 Icons Used in This Book...4 Where to Go from Here...4 Part I: Getting Acquainted with Acrylics...5 Chapter 1: Acrylics Are Awesome!...7 What s So Awesome About Acrylic Paint?...7 Versatility...8 Fast drying time...8 Durable finish...9 Resistance to cracking...9 Nurturing and Growing the Acrylic Artist in You...9 Developing your own talents...9 Finding and capturing inspiration...10 Getting in the zone...11 Finding your style while expanding your horizons...11 Project: Painting Your Sketchbook...14 Chapter 2: Setting Up Supplies: Brushes, Surfaces, and Palettes...17 Brushing Up on Brushes...17 Get a handle on it...18 Hair today, gone tomorrow...18 Get in shape (shaped brushes, that is)...19 Size matters...19 Brush substitutes...21 Beginning your brush collection with the bare essentials...22 Maintaining Your Brushes...23 Prepping a new brush...23 Avoiding damage...23 Washing...24 Storing...24 Repairing a worn brush...25 Knowing when it s time for a new brush...26 Picking and Prepping Common Paint Surfaces...27 Canvas paper...27 Canvas...27

4 x Acrylic Painting For Dummies Boards...28 Preparing boards and canvases...30 Thinking Outside the Canvas: Alternate Acrylic Painting Surfaces...31 Painting on fabrics...31 Working with wood surfaces...31 Taking a shine to metal...32 Scratching the surface of glass...32 Plastic...32 Terra cotta...33 Walls...33 Purchasing Palettes and Other Handy Stuff...33 Palettes...33 Other useful supplies...34 Chapter 3: All About Paints and Mediums...35 Getting to Know the Different Properties of Acrylic Paints...35 Pigments and binders...36 Viscosity...37 Finish...37 Drying time...38 Lightfastness or fading...38 Compatibility...39 Hues...39 Different Types of Acrylic Paint...39 Specialty acrylic paints...40 Additives, Mediums, Gels, and Pastes...42 Acrylic medium...42 Water...43 Flow enhancers...44 Retarders...44 Glaze...44 Gel mediums and paste...45 Specialty mediums and finishes...46 Part II: Exploring Tricks and Techniques...47 Chapter 4: Basic Painting and Finishing Techniques...49 Setting Up Your Palette and Supplies...49 Getting a Grip on Your Brushes: Practicing Various Brush Strokes...51 Crisscrossing...52 Scumbling...53 Stippling...54 Dry brushing...54 Making fine lines with liners...55 Scratching with scraffito...55 Painting with a palette knife...56 The Best Basic Painting Techniques...57 Under painting...57 Base coating...58 Wet-into-wet and blending...59 Layering...59 Glazing...60

5 Table of Contents xi Finishing with Finesse...61 To varnish or not to varnish...61 Presenting your paintings: Mats and frames...63 Project: 30-Minute Artist Trading Card...66 Chapter 5: Building Your Repertoire with Quick Tricks and Techniques...71 Ready, Set, Experiment...71 Adding Stuff to Your Paint...72 Salt...72 Alcohol or water...73 Sand, sawdust, and beyond...74 Thinking Outside the Brush...75 Sponges and rollers...75 Plastic wrap...76 Cobwebs and cheesecloth...78 Dripping, Spraying, and Spattering...79 Jack the dripper...79 Spray it again, Sam...80 Spray stenciling...81 Project: Combination Technique Abstract...82 Chapter 6: Drawn to Paint Even if Your Drawing Skills Need Work...85 Making Thumbnail Sketches...86 Enlarging Sketches...86 Eyeballing it...89 Gridding it...89 Copying it...89 Projecting it...90 Tracing Your Way to a Great Painting Sketch...90 Finalizing your sketches with tracing paper...91 Copying a photograph by using tracing paper...91 Getting Your Drawing onto the Painting Surface...92 Blending with Paint...93 Making a smooth transition...93 Blending to create depth...94 Project: Create a Still Life...96 Part III: Finding the Fun in Fundamentals Chapter 7: Taking a Quick Color Tour Looking at Popular Colors Red Orange Brown Yellow Green Blue Violet White Black...108

6 xii Acrylic Painting For Dummies Deciphering Paint Descriptions Common chemicals Common descriptors Hues Working the Color Wheel Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors Clear as mud: Using color bias to mix colors (or mud) Three Color Exercises Exploring value with monochrome: The one-color exercise Taking your painting s temperature: The two-color exercise Harmonizing with primaries: The three-color exercise A Few More Color Plans Complementary Split complementary Analogous Full wheel Chapter 8: Design of the Times: Design Elements and Principles Elements of Design The Principle of Balance Balancing color Balancing value Balancing dots Balancing texture Balancing line Balancing shape Balancing size Balancing volume The Principle of Contrast Contrasting color Contrasting value Contrasting shape Contrasting texture Contrasting lines Contrasting size Contrasting volume The Principles of Repetition, Alternation, and Variation The Principle of Direction Direction of texture Direction using lines Direction using shapes The Principles of Emphasis and Subordination Dominance of color temperature Dominance of value Dominance of dots Dominance of texture Dominance of line Dominance of shape Dominance using size Dominance using volume Chapter 9: Putting the Pieces Together: Composition First Things First: Intention and Placement Determining and placing the focal point Give em room...146

7 Table of Contents xiii Off-setting the horizon Setting the mood Less is more More Composition Guidelines Going with odd numbers Avoiding tangents Varying your edges to create depth and to help the focal point stand out Keeping light and shadows consistent Check Yourself: Analyzing and Revamping Your Composition Keying the painting Thinking in threes Cropping Implosion and other shapes Unity: A final checklist Part IV: Acrylic s Versatile Styles Chapter 10: Letting It Flow: Creating a Watercolor-like Landscape Born to Run: Thinning Acrylic to be Like Watercolor The Sky s the Limit: Painting Translucent Skies Riding off into the sunset Raindrops keep falling on my head Clouding the picture Getting Edgy: Defining the Edges of Landscape Objects Hard edges Soft and lost edges Seeing the Forest for the Trees Defining tree edges by painting and spattering Making a tree brush out of rubber bands Layering Paint for Endless Possibilities Getting a little perspective Backgrounds, middle grounds, and foregrounds Project: Putting Together a Watercolor-like Landscape Chapter 11: Laying It On Thick: Painting Like the Oil Masters Getting Ready to Create an Oil Masterpiece Extending your acrylic s drying time to mimic oil Choosing and prepping a surface Trying Oil-Inspired Techniques Painting backgrounds with aerial perspective Overlapping Creating texture Simulating depth with shadows Project: Irresistible Husky Dog Project: Fall Corn Still Life Project: Son of Corn Painting (A Sequel) Chapter 12: Thinking and Painting Abstractly Cruising through Abstract Art Movements: An Overview Finding Abstract Ideas in the Real World Creating a cropping viewfinder Pushing a shape out of shape...209

8 xiv Acrylic Painting For Dummies Abstract Ways to Send a Message in Your Art Putting words in a painting Looking at what various symbols and elements can communicate Handy Products and Techniques for Abstract Art Under it all: Starting with grounds and pastes Over the top: Using products that go on top of grounds and substrates Planning Your Own Abstract Painting: A Few Questions to Consider Project: Abstract Extravaganza Part V: Projects for Different Surfaces Chapter 13: Creating Collages and Transfers What You Can Use in a Collage Deciding What You Want Your Collage to Say Preparing Your Background Surface Layering Your Collage Layering with paper Layering in paint Working with Images and Direct Transfers Making a direct transfer Transferring drawings Making sure your collage doesn t infringe on copyrights Project: Southwestern Cliffs Collage Chapter 14: Cool Projects for All Types of Surfaces Wild About Wildcats: Painting on Wood and Clayboard Wooden wildcat box Coasters Grape Art: Painting Grapes on a Violin (Yes, Really) Wall Art: Painting a Mural Art to Wear and Carry: Painting Fabric and Other Materials Rock On: Painting on Rocks and Stone Heavy Metal: Painting on Steel Odds and Ends: Faux Stained Glass, Bricks, and Candles Faux stained glass Painted brick Painted candles Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 15: Ten (Plus One) Genres: Figuring Out What You Want to Paint Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing Index...295

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