Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 More Small Paintings: Pick Up the Skills, Put on the Paint, Hang Up Your Art (50 Small Paintings) Paperback – June 9, 2020

please make a third book, i will pay $100 dollars for a copy. These books have brought me great joy.I never have painted before and did not think i would be able to learn. This book is amazing because it gives you a starting point at which anyone can start. This book is really the first of its kind in that repsect, i finished both these books, most art books they dont carry the learner on so well. This gives people small obtainable objetives that they will not be to intimidated with to start. it really builds on from there, the water color one is not good that one you need to be an artist to do but the 2 acylic books are done so amazinglyh well ive bought like 10 copies of the first book for friedns and family.

A lot of the projects in this book may seem simple (although I thought the canyon one was the most challenging), but they teach you invaluable skills that allow you to figure out how to paint a subject without constantly having to resort to a tutorial. I was getting nowhere with Youtube tutorials because I was mimicking what the artist was doing and not actually learning WHY the artist was doing what they were doing. Plus, it was very annoying having to pause the video and rewind it to keep up. I even tried one painting that utilized the concept of glazing, but I didn't actually learn anything about glazing and just how useful it actually was to creating a blended look without beating the clock while the paint is still wet.In comes this book, and I learned more about color theory and painting techniques than I ever did even reading a book on color theory. I learned loads about glazing and how to take advantage of it so that I didn't have to rely on a retardant to keep my paints wet for longer. I love that as the book progresses, it becomes less hand holding and encourages you to look at the final product and figure out how to make your piece look like that. And that part about color theory? The book encourages the usage of a handful of paints for every piece, paints you learn how to mix in a variety of ways. You do it so much that you start to understand black and yellow make green and unbleached titanium white both lightens and desaturates a color. This book gives you the basic tools to eventually go on and paint something without relying on step-by-step instructions.

i admit to not having started this book at the time of this review.i am, however, giving it high praise based on volume I. i am currentlyusing it and am thoroughly enjoying it. it is not overly technical. it getsyou started with small, achievable, painting projects....and enjoying it.because of my enjoyment of vol I, i immediately ordered this one, wheni saw that it was available. after thumbing through this book, i determinedthat it should provide a similar experience as the beloved first volume.this is a nice book for a beginning painter. young or old!

Good, fun and easy way to learn about acrylic painting on a small scale. Firstly the book starts with an overview of painting, especially with acrylics, covering color equipment and others. Next is the projects and learning aspects of these 50 small paintings - putting on paint, light and shadow and interpretive approach. Each technique is shown on one page with other practice designs in similar style depicted. Each painting teaches a new effect with acrylics.A fun book .

This book is a great place to begin learning to paint in acrylics. It really is for someone who had never painted before like myself. The design of the book is simple. It doesn't require many brushes or a lot of different paints making it an affordable way to begin. It is explained in the book on what to buy in general and, in turn, prevents a lot of wasteful spending on unnecessary stuff. Also the small canvas panels for practicing are cheap and don't require tons of paint to finish a painting.As for using this book, learning from mistakes is a lot easier because the paintings are simple in their design. This is especially true since each lesson contains written steps with a completed picture for each step(really helpful in learning to mix paint and match colors). New techniques are introduced to the paintings as you progress through the book as well. It also doesn't seem like a chore to do these paintings. Sometimes I paint the same picture again the next day just to improve further or just for fun. Since it's affordable overall, making mistakes and realizing I need to start over doesn't feel so bad or costly. It also makes painting more relaxing. I will be buying the accompanying book after I finish this one for certain!One other thing, I bought an extra tube of titanium white so that I can paint over my practice paintings and then reuse the canvas panels. It's convenient to have when you're "out" of panels. One panel can go a long way and doesn't have to be thrown away when something goes wrong or you want to start over.