DK Art School: An Introduction to Acrylics by Ray Smith
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Book Reviews of DK Art School: An Introduction to Acrylics
Book Review: Great for Beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
Very informative and easy to read. Wonderful pictures! If you are new to acrylics, this is a great place to start!Book Review: Good Book, Not Great Book
Summary: 4 Stars
Considering that I have yet to find a complete compedium of Acrylic techniques, this is probably one of the better books out there, especially for beginners. This book will give you the short and skinny on your tools, paint and mediums, and canvases/surfaces. After that, the book starts giving examples on how to tranfer your image onto the canvas with pencil prior to painting, using opaque methods to painting, transparent(watercolor style) methods, drybrushing, scumbling, and more. Then at the end of the book, it contains a series of gallry examples in acrylic to inspire. This book is a good foundation book, and gives many approaches to using acrylic.Book Review: Just what a beginner needs
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this book to be just what I needed to get started with acrylics. It is concise, yet has all that a beginner needs to know what to buy and how to get started. I found the simple exercises very helpful and look forward to trying the more complex techniques as I gain confidence.Book Review: Nice Intro to Acrylic, but...
Summary: 4 Stars
Not a whole lot of additional information about painting in general. Is great as a broad overview, lots of examples. It just didn't go into too much detail about anything, and technique was hardly covered.Book Review: A keeper
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a fairly large collection of painting books and this one is definitely a favorite. It clearly illustrates tools, techniques and examples for a wide variety of painting styles.