The growing trend of acrylic painting is combined with the ever-popular subject of flowers in this fun, bright and colorful guidebook for beginning painters. Fast & Fun Flowers in Acrylics gives readers all they need to create great-looking paintings right away, with: -More than 50 step-by-step, featuring subjects ranging from garden flowers to wildflowers, each of which can be completed in 8 steps or less
-A simplified approach to technique, with only three types of brushes used to paint every type of flower
-An accessible, visually appealing design that focuses on illustrations and keeps text to a minimum
A bonus section on embellishments such as butterflies, ladybugs, dragonflies and dewdrops, plus 6 complete paintings created from the flowers shown in the boo
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It deserves 10 stars
This is such a well designed book. A must for all decorative painters who love florals. The spiral bound book gives ease of use and reference. This artist really delivers with the information, content, illustrations, directions. Its so refreshing to buy a book that actually delivers what it adverises!! So glad I picked this one up. I've taken a break from decorative paining for a few years and miss it so am starting up again but am rusty from the absence. I selected this book and also Maureen McNaugton's Brushstroke Handbook: Ultimate guide.... It too is well worth buying. The latter is a brushstroke content but the illustrations and also directions plus color suggestions (as in Laure Paillex's too) are great at getting started. Both can be combined to make beautiful stilllife bouquets. And for the quick version I also added Donna Dewberry's Flowers from A to Z and am happy with that choice as well. Enjoy.
[Sunday, March 18, 2007]
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