This is an easy-to-follow guide that teaches by encouragement and inspiration!

Acrylics are the ideal medium for the beginner. Being opaque, they allow correction and re-working and their quick drying time means that you can carry your work home without worrying about smudging.

Charles is an experienced and trusted demonstrator whose popularity derives from an ability to explain even complex topics in simple terms that won't confuse you with technicalities.

This book begins with an explanation of basic brushstrokes, exercises in simple shapes and hints on working from photographs. Charles moves quickly on to trees, figures, animals and boats, getting you to produce real subjects immediately. Practical working is one of the key elements of this attractive new series.

The book is based around a series of 12 pre-printed outlines that provide the basis for complete demonstrations that introduce you to oil and watercolour styles, skies, landscapes and water. Along the way, you'll be practising composition, perspective, glazing and texture - the building blocks of successful painting in any medium.

Search Press - Paperback - 128 pages - Colour throughout.

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