Hands-on, full-color instruction in this versatile painting medium Acrylic paint is easy to use, quick to dry, a cinch to clean up, and relatively inexpensive--which makes it a great medium for amateur artists. Following a simple step-by-step approach, Acrylic Painting For Dummies provides hands-on instruction and easy-to-follow exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles, making the medium accessible to would-be artists at all levels. Featuring large-scale projects at the end of most chapters and ample additional opportunities for readers to paint along, this friendly guide will help anyone discover the artist within. Collette Pitcher (Greeley, CO) is a painter who exhibits her artwork throughout the country. She is the owner of the Showcase Art Center in Greeley, where she offers adult instruction in numerous painting mediums. Pitcher is also the author of Watercolor Painting For Dummies (978-0-470-18231-4).

About the Author

Colette Pitcher is a painter and sculptor who exhibits her artwork throughout the country. She is the owner of the Showcase Art Center in Greeley, Colorado, where she offers adult instruction in numerous painting mediums. Pitcher is also the author of Watercolor Painting For Dummies and is a contributor to PaintWorks magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Getting Acquainted with Acrylics. Chapter 1: Acrylics Are Awesome! Chapter 2: Setting Up Supplies: Brushes, Surfaces, and Palettes. Chapter 3: All About Paints and Mediums. Part II: Exploring Tricks and Techniques. Chapter 4: Basic Painting and Finishing Techniques. Chapter 5: Building Your Repertoire with Quick Tricks and Techniques. Chapter 6: Drawn to Paint - Even if Your Drawing Skills Need Work. Part III: Finding the Fun in Fundamentals. Chapter 7: Taking a Quick Color Tour. Chapter 8: Design of the Times: Design Elements and Principle. Chapter 9: Putting the Pieces Together: Composition. Part IV: Acrylic's Versatile Styles. Chapter 10: Letting It Flow: Creating a Watercolor-like Landscape. Chapter 11: Laying It On Thick: Painting Like the Oil Masters. Chapter 12: Thinking and Painting Abstractly. Part V: Projects for Different Surfaces. Chapter 13: Creating Collages and Transfer. Chapter 14: Cool Projects for All Types of Surfaces. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten (Plus One) Genres: Figuring Out What You Want to Paint. Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get the Creative Juices Flowing. Index.