The Complete Guide to Acrylics by Lorena Kloosterboer

The Complete Guide to Acrylics by Lorena Kloosterboer is an indispensable resource for any artist starting out in acrylics. This title will teach you all the essential techniques and skills you need to succeed in the medium.

Lorena covers everything you’ll need to know about the versatile world of acrylics. Every technique is clearly explained and demonstration, plus she’ll teach you all you need to know about paints, brushes, additives, paper, canvas, colour palettes, colour mixing, composition and more!

Comprehensive and accessible, this reference guides offers an in-depth exploration of acrylic painting, and has been specially written to build your skills as an absolute beginner into those of an experiences painter. Lorena offers her expert guidance in a series of step-by-step exercises.

Lorena covers all aspects of working in acrylics in detail, including everything from materials and mediums to tools and techniques. Her instruction takes a very practical approach, with plenty of advice given through demonstrations that will help reinforce the essential skills. Accompanies by a bank of beautiful images and a useful reference section, this book also offers advice advice on commissions, selling and exhibiting. It really is the ultimate desktop resource for artists, students and hobbyists alike.

Previously published as Complete Guide to Acrylics 9781782215745.

320 page paperback. 215mm x254 mm

LOOK INSIDE

• Introduction

• Chapter One: About Acrylic Paint

• Different types of acrylic

• Comparison to other paints

• Top 10 brands of acrylic paint

• How to read a paint label

• How to make your own acrylic paints

• Mediums & additives

• Keeping acrylics workable

• Metallic paints

• Varnish

• Chapter Two: Equipment

• Beginner's guide to art supply shopping

• Palettes

• Set up

• Visual tools

• Masking

• Special effects tools

• Brushes

• Brush shapes

• Palette knives & shapers

• Different types of canvas

• Stretching & mounting

• Paper

• Art panels

• Surface preparation

• The artist studio

• Chapter Three: The foundation

• Colour theory

• Different brands, different colours

• Choosing colours

• Values

• What do you want to say?

• Size and dimensions

• How to make a good reference

• Order of work

• Transferring images

• Chapter Four: Acrylic painting techniques

• Mixing colours

• Painting whites

• Painting greys

• Painting blacks

• Underpainting

• Grisaille

• Mixing acrylics with other paints

• Blending

• Watercolour effects

• Oil effects

• Alla prima

• Lettering & fine lines

• Shadows

• Sponging

• Spattering

• Frottage

• Hard edges vs. soft edges

• Backgrounds

• Squeegee/roller brush

• Pouring

• Texture effects

• Chapter Five: The airbrush

• The tool: The airbrush & compressor

• Acrylic airbrush inks

• Mediums & supports

• Stencils & masks

• Other tools

• Airbrush techniques

• Chapter Six: Be a pro

• Rules of ethical behaviour

• Entering competitions/exhibits

• Art community

• Consistency in art

• Finding a title for your painting

• Keeping records

• Photographing your work

• Framing

• Shipping your artwork and reproductions

• Social media & tuition

• Resources

• Index & credits

Lorena Kloosterboer is an internationally acclaimed Dutch-Argentine artist, whose award-winning artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in numerous countries. Her paintings have been published in leading international art magazines, museum catalogs, and art books. Lorena Kloosterboer currently lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. For more of Loren'a work visit www.art-lorena.com to see more of her art.