How To Paint 2nd Ed

Unlock your artistic potential with 'How To Paint 2nd Ed', the ultimate painting guide for beginners! This user-friendly handbook is designed for aspiring artists who want to explore various painting techniques across three popular mediums: watercolours, acrylics, and oils. With 352 pages filled with practical, step-by-step instructions, you'll embark on 38 engaging projects that cover everything from painting stunning landscapes to capturing the beauty of still life, portraits, animals, and intricate buildings.

This comprehensive guide simplifies the painting process, giving you essential information on materials, tools, and techniques. Each project is creatively structured to help you grasp the basics and advance your skills swiftly, ensuring you achieve impressive results in no time. You'll learn fundamental brushstrokes, innovative uses of resist, and the exciting technique of painting with a knife.

Draw inspiration from a curated gallery showcasing works by various artists, and find practical advice tailored for beginners on selecting the best materials and equipment. Whether you're a complete novice or looking to refine your craft, 'How To Paint 2nd Ed' serves as your perfect companion on your artistic journey. Dive into the world of painting and unleash your creativity with confidence today!

Author: Angela Gair Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Bind: paperback

Pages: 352
Publication Date: 31-01-2019

This practical step-by-step guide helps beginners quickly achieve immediate and impressive results. Thirty-eight step-by-step projects each illustrate a different painting technique, using watercolours, acrylics, or oils. Readers learn to paint landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals, buildings and more. Covering the three most popular types of painting: watercolours, acrylics and oils, this comprehensive step-by-step guide provides basic information on materials and techniques as well as an exciting series of demonstrations aimed at complete beginners. The unique approach of this book is so simple that the reader can start immediately on original and exciting projects. Each section has practical information on materials and equipment and includes a gallery of work by various artists to inspire the beginner. Within each section the demonstrations provide instruction in a whole range of different techniques from the basic brushstrokes to using resist and painting with a knife. Practical advice on choosing the best materials and equipment to get the most out of your painting. Includes inspirational galleries and essential basic techniques sections to develop your artistic skills.