Acrylics: A step-by-step guide for absolute beginners (Collins You Can Paint) (Collins You Can Paint S.)

by Melanie Cambridge (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $4.08

  Written by professional artist-teachers, the books in this series start with real basics and assume no knowledge or experience of painting whatsoever. Full of easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, the Collins You Can Paint series is designed to give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence necessary to start painting in acrylics. All the instruction is broken down into really easy step-by-step exercises to help you to practise and build up your knowledge and expertise of painting gradually. Melanie Cambridge takes the reader by the hand and shows, with simple staged exercises, exactly how to paint all the separate features of a picture one-by-one. This text focuses specifically on acrylic paints.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $4.33

  Relaunched in paperback, this book assumes no prior knowledge or experience and guides the beginner painter step-by-step through the basics of painting in acrylics. Full of easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, 'You Can Paint Acrylics' will give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start painting in acrylics. Melanie Cambridge takes the reader by the hand, explaining the basic acrylic painting materials and mark-making techniques. All the demonstrations are broken down into easy-to-follow step-by-step exercises, allowing the reader to build up their acrylic painting expertise gradually. Covering a broad range of subjects, from flowers and skies to people and animals, this book teaches the beginner everything they need to know to learn to paint in this popular and versatile medium.