Complete step-by-step course on acrylic painting; Suitable for artists of all abilities; Over 300 photographs, illustrating techniques alongside a catalogue of inspiring works.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 01
Chapter 01 ACRYLIC PAINTS AND ADDITIVES 03
Types of Acrylic Paint 04
Additives 21
Chapter 02 PALETTES, BRUSHES & OTHER PAINTING TOOLS 31
The Palette: Dry or Wet? 32
Brushes 34
Other Studio Supplies 41
Keeping Clean and Cleaning Up 42
Chapter 03 SURFACES FOR PAINTING 45
Prestretched Canvases 46
Stretching Your Own Canvas 47
Gesso 50
Panels 54
Paper and Board Grounds 56
Chapter 04 VISUAL EXPERIENCE 59
Really Seeing What You’re Looking At 60
The Elements of Visual Experience 61
Chapter 05 COLOR 75
Color Theory Basics 76
Mixing Colors 91
Chapter 06 YOUR VISION AS A PAINTER 97
Choosing a Style 98
Choosing a Subject 109
Chapter 07 ACRYLIC PAINTING TECHNIQUES 121
Underpainting 122
Using Photographs 127
Overpainting 132
Painting Hard Edges 136
Blending 138
Glazing 139
Impasto Painting 143
Letting the Painting Communicate with You 147
Chapter 08 FINISHING AND PRESENTING A PAINTING 151
Protecting the Surface 152
Matting, Mounting, and Framing Under Glass 153
Framing Works on Canvas or Board 156
The Next Painting 159
About the Author 162
Index 163
James Van Patten is a native of Seattle, Washington, where he graduated from the University of Washington in 1965 with a BA in art education with an emphasis on painting. He completed his MFA in 1968 in Painting with minors in both Art History and Printmaking from Michigan State University. He has taught painting (as well as other studio classes), and lectured in art history at the university level in the ensuing years on both coasts and in the Midwest. Presently, he is a professor of painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. There he has taught the only course in acrylic techniques offered by SVA for over twenty years. He's spent bulk of his career in the studio as a practicing artist, working primarily in acrylic paint on large-scale landscape paintings. OK Harris, New York, NY represented him exclusively for over thirty years, and for over a decade the Plus One Gallery of London has shown his work exclusively in England. His work is featured in collections throughout the United States and Europe.
"This beautifully illustrated and clearly written book is destined
to become the Bible for acrylic painters. Based on a lifetime of
experience as a painter, Van Patten walks the reader through the
various properties of competing brands and products of acrylic
paint, brushes, additives and supports. He describes and
demonstrates a wide variety of techniques including blending,
layering, feathering, rewetting, glazing, stippling, wet-into-wet
and much more besides. Van Patten also discusses a broad
swath of artistic endeavors ranging from hyper-real rendering to
painterly abstraction. He introduces basic color theory
and shows how knowledge of it can be used in practical
situations. Along the way the book is peppered with tips
on studio practice, demonstrations, analysis of paintings,
solutions for framing and a great deal of sheer
enthusiasm for both the medium and the art of painting in general.
It's hard to imagine a book that could be more useful, practical,
informative and inspiring for an acrylic painter."
—JOHN PARKS, painter and faculty member at the School of Visual
Arts in New York, author of Universal Principles of Art
“ James Van Patten shares his world of painterly know-how as a
masterchef communicates a lifetime of kitchen savvy. This book is
redolent withthe taste of color, the sound of paint, the smell of
canvas . . . and repletewith visual spectacle. It’s easy to
consume, just follow the recipes.”
—MARILYNN GELFMAN KARP, author of In Flagrante Collecto, professor
of art at New York University
“James Van Patten is an innovative and gifted technical painter
whobrings decades of insight into the making of this book.”
—JAMES KIRK and MARK R. SMITH, artists and educators
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