This new, sophisticated, comprehensive reference book will inspire and
instruct painters on how to handle today's acrylics in innovative and
individualistic ways.
Acrylics have grown into the most adaptable art material for the modern
age. Developments in the pigment industry have given acrylics a
remarkably permanent, rich, and abundant palette, making it the favorite
medium of many contemporary artists. As colors are being developed,
their chemical components are also enhanced for better texture and
handling.
Art-supplies vendors now offer acrylic mediums for thinning, thickening,
glazing, molding, pouring, texturing, and dozens of other uses. Even
experienced acrylic painters can be confused - even intimidated - by
this staggering diversity of products. Painter and art materials expert
Rhéni Tauchid simplifies this daunting subject, clearly explaining each
type of medium and suggesting ways it can enhance your painting
practice.
Over twenty step-by-step demonstrations teach you how to apply mediums
to create vibrant colors, sensuous surfaces, and striking visual
effects. Hundreds of beautiful photos illustrate mediums' almost
limitless potential and show you how other artists - both abstract and
realist - are employing mediums to push their art in new creative
directions. The first book of its kind, this essential reference belongs
on every acrylic painter's shelf.
Includes the Work of Contemporary Masters: Nick Bantock, Diane Black,
Bruno Capolongo, Pauline Conley, Marc Courtemanche, Marie-Claude
Delcourt, Claire Desjardins, Marion Fischer, Heather Haynes, Lorena
Kloosterboer, Suzy Lamont, Marie Lannoo, Connie Morris, Barry Oretsky,
Lori Richards, Hester Simpson, Ksenia Sizaya, Rhéni Tauchid, Alice
Teichert, Beth ten Hove, Sharlena Wood, and Heather Midori Yamada."
