Terry's Greatest Tips for Acrylic and Watercolour Artists

by Harrison, Terry

• ISBN13: 9781844488025
• ISBN10: 1844488020
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Search Pr Ltd

Summary

A compilation of renowned artist Terry Harrison's most important and practical advice, this book, which contains more than 200 tips for painting in either acrylics or watercolor, is packaged in a spiral-bound format ideal for artists to use while painting. Taking the mystery out of painting with quick, clever tips that are easy to follow and highly effective, this book covers topics from what supplies to buy and how to transfer images to using additives such as texture paste, eggshells, and sawdust. Whether painting skies, fields, foregrounds, trees, mountains, water, or buildings, artists of all skill levels will find this reference packed with tips to help create more beautiful and accomplished works of art.

Author Biography

Terry Harrison is a painter and the author of numerous best-selling technique books, including Terry Harrison's Complete Guide to Watercolour Landscapes; Terry Harrison’s Sea & Sky in Watercolour; Terry Harrison's Watercolour Flowers; Terry Harrison's Watercolour Mountains, Valleys & Streams; Terry Harrison's Watercolour Trees; and Terry's Top Tips for Watercolour Artists.

Table of Contents

About the author	p. 6
Tips for Acrylic Artists	p. 8
Painting with acrylics	p. 10
What to buy for acrylic painting	p. 12
Transferring images	p. 26
Colour	p. 28
Using photographs	p. 30
How to start	p. 32
Watercolour techniques	p. 34
Oil techniques	p. 44
Using additives	p. 54
Other ways of applying paint	p. 58
Painting skies	p. 62
Painting distance	p. 66
Painting fields	p. 68
Foregrounds	p. 70
Painting trees	p. 74
Painting mountains	p. 78
Painting water	p. 80
Painting coastal scenes	p. 84
Painting buildings	p. 90
Painting sno	p. 96
Tips for Watercolour Artists	p. 98
Watercolour painting	p. 100
What to buy for watercolour painting	p. 102
Colour	p. 114
Using photographs	p. 116
Mixing watercolours	p. 118
Washes	p. 120
Wet into wet	p. 122
Wet on dry	p. 124
Watercolour problems	p. 126
Masking	p. 128
Lifting out	p. 132
Painting skies	p. 134
Painting distance	p. 138
Painting fields	p. 140
Painting trees	p. 142
Painting grasses	p. 146
Painting flowers	p. 148
Painting mountains	p. 154
Painting water	p. 156
Painting beaches	p. 164
Painting rocks	p. 166
Painting cliffs	p. 167
Painting boats	p. 168
Painting roofs	p. 169
Painting walls	p. 172
Painting windows	p. 178
Painting doors	p. 180
Stiles, gates and fences	p. 182
Winter scenes	p. 184
Adding life	p. 188
Index	p. 191
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