![]() ![]() One great thing about Lee Hammond's Big Book of Acrylic Painting is that she explains how every acrylic painting goes through an "awkward stage", where the painting almost looks disappointing and many beginners feel like giving up. In addition to the plentiful demos and exercises, this book is also full of helpful tips to make the process of acrylic painting fall into place. There are also demos showing you how to paint a horse, rabbit, swan, owl, and lion. The step-by-step lessons begin with demos showing how to paint cats and dogs, starting with a monochromatic color scheme (black and white), to help you learn about shading and highlighting, then demos where you use color. She points out what to look for as you paint these features and includes handy tips, such as recognizing how each eye in a pair of eyes will look different due to the angle, shadows and highlights, etc. ![]() Likewise, black is never pure black.īefore jumping right into animal portraits, Lee takes a closer look at the facial features of dogs and cats: eyes, mouth, nose and ears. For instance, when you are painting something that looks white at a glance, remember that white is never pure white, it will always contain hints of other colors. Lee includes helpful tips to make your paintings look realistic. Since most animals that people like to paint are furry, Lee starts Chapter 6 with examples of how to paint hair and fur, and how to achieve different tones to get the right color and make the animal look 3-dimensional. Lee's demos include a still life of wine glasses, that show you how to handle glass and shine a candleholder still life, that demonstrates how to paint glass and metal and a still life of flowers, which is a popular subject in still life painting. Now that you've learned the basics, you're ready to start painting! After the 3 intro chapters, Lee Hammond's Big Book of Acrylic Painting launches into the painting lessons by showing you how to paint still lifes, a time-honored tradition in art. When your underlying sketch is proportionate and correct, your painting will have a better chance of looking just right! Chapter 4: Still Life Since drawings are typically the basis for paintings, Chapter 3 ends with an explanation of how to use grid method to create accurate drawings. To help create a sense of realism in your paintings, you'll learn the five elements of shading, with exercises to help you create lights and shadows in black and white, and using complementary colors, as well as a few other related exercises. ![]() You also learn techniques to create texture through drybrushing, sponging and dabbing. Chapter 3 begins with demos that explain a few different brush types: flat, filbert, round and liner. Before you start creating your own acrylic paintings, it's helpful to know how to use different types of brushes. ![]()
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