Art Answers: Acrylic Painting

Jennifer King has edited several leading artists' magazines and art-instruction books with such noted artists as Tom Lynch, Dan McCaw, and Ramon Kelley. She has been the editor of Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist and The Artist's Magazine, and has taught workshops for various art clubs, shows and societies and been a guest lecturer for the Allied Artists of America, the Florida Watercolour Society, and Alyson Stanfield's artbizcoach.com. She contributes regularly to the Artistdaily.com's plein air blog, offering advice and instruction. Jennifer has exhibited her work at solo shows and numerous group shows. Her studio is in Cincinnati, Ohio.

• • Detailed step-by-step photos and illustrations help explain techniques and effects - ideal for both beginners and more experienced painters• Valuable and reliable advice from a leading expert on all aspects of the art of acrylic painting• Chapters cover understanding the medium, colour and composition, basic techniques, preparing a painting surface, and developing your own style

Aug 12The subtitle says it all - Expert answers to the questions every artist asks. If you want to know something about Acrylic painting, this is definitely the place to start. It is an essential reference book for any artist. Chapters include everything from organising palettes, painting portraits, using perspective, combining acrylics with other media, preparing surfaces for painting. Even little known subjects like how to blend colour optically are described in simple terms; and there are useful demonstrations of techniques such as the broken colour approach, or how to tone a ground for an acrylic painting. Explanations are clear, and understandable even if you do not have a lot of knowledge of the subject. This is an essential book for artists - a reference book that can be kept on the shelf and referred to as needed. It will also provide ideas worth following up.