Landscapes in Acrylics (Ready to Paint) [Paperback]

Charles Evans (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ready to Paint | Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Using simple acrylic techniques to create beautiful landscape paintings, this must-have for budding artists includes five inspirational, step-by-step demonstrations of all the landscape elements—skies, mountains, cliffs, trees, water, and buildings. With a full-size, pull-out section of tracing papers containing outlines of each painting, no drawing skills are required. After choosing a scene and pulling out the accompanying tracing, painters are able to transfer the outline and start painting right away. All the techniques necessary to create authentic landscapes are covered within this valuable tutorial.

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The Ready to Paint series are a really useful addition for artist wishing to practice painting techniques without worrying about the drawing first. Each book carries several drawings ready for tracing and once this step is done the artist can follow Charles' easy to understand instructions to complete a beautiful artwork. He gives an overview of all the materials needed for each project including the colours he uses. Through out the book Charles enthusiasm for painting and the medium of acrylic shows through. Many people are confused by acrylics seeing them as between watercolour and oils and Charles explains they are a very useful addition in their own right for any artist and particularly suited to landscape plein air painting. The five inspirational projects included in the book use a variety of different techniques that once practised will be useful for future artworks. They are very easy to follow as Charles clearly explains and illustrates each step. Each one focusses on a particular element of acrylic painting, and Charles shows how acrylics - which are often regarded as a luridly bright medium- can be beautifully subtle simply my careful use of and mixing of colours. Having completed the book the student will have a good grounding in useful acrylic techniques. An inspiring book for any artist containing useful information for painting in acrylics and some excellent demonstration landscapes.-JeannieZelos.com Ready To Paint are a series of unique books designed for beginning artists who want to paint, but whose lack of drawing ability is holding them back. Each book concentrates on a different popular subject for paintings, and contains six reusable tracings plus full instructions on how to paint the pictures. This title shows you how to paint various different types of landscape using acrylics. Seaside cliffs, mountains, a farm, hillside track, riverside and peaceful village are the six pullout tracings in this book. This artist has certainly captured some stunning views that instantly made me wish to step into them - most landscape paintings do not have this effect so I was instantly impressed. I was further impressed to read that the artist used student quality paints for all these pictures, proving once and for all what can be done with them. Looking through the lists of items needed for taking up acrylic painting I was also glad to see that comparatively few were listed. Acrylics are their own creature, neither watercolors nor oils and, despite many books showing how you can make them into both this book treats them as a unique entity. Each of the five projects (you are on your own for the sixth as usual) demonstrates some facet of acrylics and of painting a different type of landscape and shows in as many as 39 stages what to do. This is a wonderfully foolproof way of mastering painting a picture, and this was a good entry into what is already a strong series.-Myshelf.com Subjects include the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters, distant mountains, a farm in winter, a hilly sheep track and a riverside scene. Charles demonstrates, with up to 40 or so steps, how he develops his chosen subject. All five paintings are well composed and competently handled, and his bold technique captures the atmosphere of the subject matter perfectly.-Leisure Painter Readers are invited to trace the pre-printed outline sketch for each of the five scenes Charles demonstrates here, enabling them to get the initial layout right every time. Charles includes demonstrations of painting water, hills, buildings and trees in acrylics - making this an ideal introduction to the medium.-Leisure Painter

About the Author

Charles Evans is a TV host and is the author of Quick & Clever Watercolor Pencils, Watercolour Boats and Harbours, and Watercolors in a Weekend.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Search Press; Original edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844484238
• ISBN-13: 978-1844484232
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Acrylics
  • #29 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Landscape

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Media, April 11, 2010

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L. Duane Zimmerman (Topeka, KS) - See all my reviews
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This book is an excellant source if you want to do some painting that is fun, relaxing, and beautiful or you can mix the painting ideas and create beautiful Landscapr Quilts that provides the opportunity to enjoy both mediums.
Amazon has provided excellant quality books and are very prompt on the delivery of each and every item.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, August 19, 2009

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2.0 out of 5 stars Landscapes in Acrylics, February 23, 2010

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I did not like the selection of pictures. I did not like having it there to draw exactly like it was. I'm not a great painter, but it didn't encourage imagination and it wasn't fun. I think painting should be fun.