The acrylics of today have grown into the most adaptable art
material of the modern age. Focusing on a popular art medium that has
been around for over 50 years, The New Acrylics illustrates how artists
can create lush textures, color, and luster with the modern acrylics
readily available in any art supply store.
These are nontoxic, environmentally sound, and exist
in the most dazzling array of chemical formats-from the most fluid to
the highly viscous. Not only do artists paint with acrylics these days,
they can create rich metallic effects, or even 3-dimensional
sculptures.Traditional technique based books on acrylics cover
traditional methods of painting.
However, The
New Acrylics is geared toward more nonconventional ways in which to
manipulate modern-day acrylics, and demonstrates new applications such
as glazing, textured effects, soft sculpture effects, or staining, thus
reinventing the old way of handling acrylics, and revealing a fabulous
new artistic medium. The underlying theme of this dazzling and
sophisticated book is to encourage artists to interpret and handle
acrylic paints in a vibrant, fresh, and above all, individualistic
style.
By Rheni Tauchid
160 pages