An Introduction to Acrylics

by Ray Campbell Smith

Book Overview

Most art instruction books are much too general for the beginner. But every volume of The DK Art School gives the reader the precise information needed to create a delightful work of art. ...deliciously illustrated step-by-step instructional guides. --The New York Times

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564583732
• ISBN13: 9781564583734
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Great for Beginners

Very informative and easy to read. Wonderful pictures! If you are new to acrylics, this is a great place to start!

Just The Basics

For someone just starting out in the painting feild, acrylic or otherwise, this book is gold. It has all the basic information one needs to create an image. If you want to paint, but don't know where to start, this will definately be the book for you.

A Great Book That Is Better Than Most

This book is great. Not only does it start out with the basics, it then takes you deeper, showing you supplies that are really worth gettting. After they show you the basics, they talk about different brush strokes, and color mixing. They show you why acrylic is such a great medium, and the different effects you can achieve using it. Then they begin to talk about light, and have an example painting that you can paint along with. They cover many different forms. Get this book if you want to know about acrylics.