New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook: Materials, Techniques, and Contemporary Applications for Today's Artist - Softcover

Rheni Tauchid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823099261 ISBN 13: 9780823099269

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 2010

Synopsis

Focusing on specific technical and application processes, this invaluable handbook demonstrates with lush photography the multiplicity of techniques used to produce the varied effects and painting styles that can be achieved with this most versatile of all painting media. Special emphasis is placed on paint and medium combinations, giving side-by-side examples of how different combinations or recipes can alter and affect the end result. Manipulation of supports and tools is also explored, as many of today's acrylic artists are straying from traditional supports and are seeking information on how to prepare and clean non-traditional supports to make them compatible with the acrylic medium. In addition, the timely issue of conservation is addressed in detail to help provide readers with working guidelines on how to approach issues of longevity in their day-to-day art practice, from starting out with the proper tools to how to clean and store the finished works.

About this title

About the Author:

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 U.S. and Canada. She is the author of Watson-Guptill's best-selling The New Acrylics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0823099261
• ISBN 13: 9780823099269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192