The New Acrylics

by Rheni Tauchid

• ISBN13: 9780823031597
• ISBN10: 0823031594
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

The acrylics of today have grown into the most adaptable art material of theodern age. Focusing on a popular art medium that has been around for over 50ears, The New Acrylics illustrates how artists can create lush textures,olour, and lustre with the modern acrylics readily available in any artupply store. These are non-toxic, environmentally sound, and exist in theost dazzling array of chemical formats - from the most fluid to the highlyiscous. Not only do artists paint with acrylics these days, they can createich metallic effects, or even 3-Dimensional sculptures.;Traditionalechnique based books on acrylics cover traditional methods of painting.owever, The New Acrylics is geared towards more non-conventional ways inhich to manipulate modern-day acrylics, and demonstrates new applicationsuch as glazing, textured effects, soft sculpture effects, or staining, thuseinventing the old way of handling acrylics, and revealing a fabulous newrtistic medium. The underlying theme of this dazzling and sophisticated books to encourage artists to interpret and handle acrylic paints in a vibrant,

Author Biography

RHENI TAUCHID is the head of product development at Tri-Art, a manufacturer of acrylic artist paints and mediums. An accomplished artist, she conducts workshops and lectures on acrylics throughout the United States and Canada.

Table of Contents

The language of acrylics	p. 10
Materials and equipment	p. 30
About color	p. 46
Acrylic mediums	p. 60
Basic applications	p. 86
Alternative approaches	p. 110
Decorative objects	p. 140
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