Colorways: Acrylic Animals: Tips, techniques, and step-by-step lessons for learning to paint whimsical artwork in vibrant acrylic

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Product Description Colorways: Acrylic Animals teaches artists of all skill levels how to paint vibrant, colorful renditions of animals from around the globe. Grab your paints, canvas, and imagination because it's time to paint pointillistic pandas, tetradic llamas, vibrant flamingos, and complementary cows...and that's just the beginning! Each step-by-step project in Colorways: Acrylic Animals shows you not only how to capture an animal’s likeness, but also how touse color to create magical, other-worldly, and whimsical paintings. You'll also learn how to use acrylic paint to add texture and fanciful flourishes, like florals and collage, to your glorious animal subjects. The Colorways series from Walter Foster teaches artists of all skill levels how to create innovative, inspired artwork that's full of color and imagination. Focusing on creating expressive pieces over realistic scenes, Colorways shows artists how to break the "rules" of color and let their imaginations and artwork soar to new heights. In the Colorways series, flamingos are green, giraffes boast multicolored spots, and raccoons feature blue undertones. For more fun books in the Colorways series, check out Watercolor Flowers and Watercolor Animals. Review Aspiring artists will also learn how to use acrylic paint to add texture and fanciful flourishes, like florals and collage, to their glorious animal subjects. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary, instructions, organization and presentation, Colorways: Acrylic Animals is highly recommended. ― Midwest Book Review About the Author Megan Wells is an artist, author, and instructor living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Previously a high-school art teacher, Megan now runs her hand-lettering and illustration studio, Makewells, full time. Megan’s work has been licensed and commissioned by book publishers, magazines, and major retailers, including Walter Foster Publishing, Harper Collins Christian Publishing, Pottery Barn Kids, Minted, and Paper de Maison. To learn more about Megan and her work, visit www.makewells.com or follow her on Instagram @makewells. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Acrylic Animals Tips, Techniques, and Step-By-Step Lessons for Learning to Paint Whimsical Artwork in Vibrant Acrylic By Megan Wells The Quarto Group Copyright © 2019 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-63322-614-2 Contents Introduction, 5, Tools & Materials, 6, Acrylic Painting Techniques, 10, Color Theory Basics, 15, Getting Started!, 19, Step-by-Step Painting Projects, 27, (Cool) Analogous Dolphin, 28, (Warm) Analogous Chicken, 36, Complementary Cow, 46, Split Complementary Cat, 54, Triadic Raccoon, 62, Triadic Giraffe, 70, Tetradic Llama, 78, Paint Swatch Elephant, 86, Color-as-Value Flamingo, 96, Pointillistic Panda, 104, Mixed-Media Fox, 112, Dimensional Pug, 120, About the Artist, 128, CHAPTER 1 Tools & Materials Let's begin by talking about what you'll need to complete the projects in this book — starting with, of course, paint! ACRYLIC PAINT Acrylic paint can range from inexpensive to break-the-bank pricey. Student-grade acrylics are more affordable, but they provide less coverage than professional-grade paints. I have found, unfortunately, that the more expensive a paint is, the better it performs. However, I always recommend starting with cheaper student-grade paints and working your way up to costlier professional-grade ones as your skills improve. Acrylic paint also varies according to viscosity, or consistency. For instance, heavy-bodied paint is thicker and great for adding texture, while high-flow paint works well for details and line work. BRUSHES For brushes, I recommend keeping it simple and selecting a few sizes of round brushes and a few sizes of flat brushes. I prefer synthetic bristles over natural ones, but I recommend trying both to see what you like best! PAINT COLORS There are so many colors of acrylic paint to choose from! To simplify your shopping process, I've narrowed down your list to just 9 tubes of paint. With these 9 tubes, you can paint your way through the rainbow. Yes, you really can mix almost every color there is with these 9 tubes! 9 Essential Colors Titanium white Black Ultramarine blue Phthalocyanine blue Cadmium red Quinacridone magenta Cadmium yellow Hansa yellow Burnt umber PALETTE A palette can be just about anything you have that's flat. If you choose to buy a palette, it can be made from plastic or porcelain. I tend to use a paper plate or some wax paper! PAINTING SURFACES When working with acrylic, you can paint on just about any surface! To create the projects in this book, I worked on three different surfaces. CANVAS: This is considered the standard painting surface. You can buy pre-stretched canvases at any art-supply store. BRISTOL BOARD: This is unfinished paper board, and it's great for many kinds of supplies. I often work on Bristol board when I'm painting smaller pieces, as i