101 Techniques: Acrylics - Softcover

Each title in Barron's growing series of 101 Techniques art instruction manuals focuses on a specific art medium and teaches students and amateur artists through purely visual means. Relying on a progression of step-by-step captioned illustrations, the 101 easy-to-follow exercises in this book teach the basics of virtually every technique an artist needs to know in order to master painting with acrylics, including applying transparent washes, dragging paints, modeling faces, adding flesh tones, and more. Formatted so that the reader can begin painting right away, this book offers approaches that both the beginner and professional can utilize. Full color illustrations throughout.