{"product_id":"the-acrylic-painterisbn-9780385346115","title":"The Acrylic Painter","description":"\u003cb\u003eA complete course on acrylic painting for \u003cb\u003ebeginners and experienced artists \u003c\/b\u003ethat covers classic approaches and new innovations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbraced for versatility, quick-drying properties, and non-toxicity, no medium offers a wider range of effects forcreating highly expressive art than acrylics. With its flexibility and ease of use, acrylic paint is a must-try for painters—no matter your skill level. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere noted artist and School of Visual Arts instructor James Van Patten draws from years of experience to show you how to use acrylics to achieve a variety of results—from watercolor-like transparency and the flatness of tempera and gouache to the buttery quality of oils. He presents an insider’s look at the most up-to-date tools, materials, and techniques used by top painters in the medium to produce highly expressive art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eVan Patten offers guidance on materials, processes, balance, and composition, and focuses on effectively using color in painting. Replete with detailed step-by-step technical demonstrations and a catalog of inspiring works by notable past and contemporary artists, as well as the author himself and his students\u003ci\u003e, The Acrylic Painter \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a complete, classic art instruction manual for painters of all abilities in one of today’s most popular types of paint.CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 01 ACRYLIC PAINTS AND ADDITIVES 03 \u003cbr\u003eTypes of Acrylic Paint 04 \u003cbr\u003eAdditives 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 02 PALETTES, BRUSHES \u0026amp; OTHER PAINTING TOOLS 31\u003cbr\u003eThe Palette: Dry or Wet? 32\u003cbr\u003eBrushes 34\u003cbr\u003eOther Studio Supplies 41\u003cbr\u003eKeeping Clean and Cleaning Up 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 03 SURFACES FOR PAINTING 45\u003cbr\u003ePrestretched Canvases 46\u003cbr\u003eStretching Your Own Canvas 47\u003cbr\u003eGesso 50\u003cbr\u003ePanels 54\u003cbr\u003ePaper and Board Grounds 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 04 VISUAL EXPERIENCE 59\u003cbr\u003eReally Seeing What You’re Looking At 60\u003cbr\u003eThe Elements of Visual Experience 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 05 COLOR 75\u003cbr\u003eColor Theory Basics 76\u003cbr\u003eMixing Colors 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 06 YOUR VISION AS A PAINTER 97\u003cbr\u003eChoosing a Style 98\u003cbr\u003eChoosing a Subject 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 07 ACRYLIC PAINTING TECHNIQUES 121\u003cbr\u003eUnderpainting 122\u003cbr\u003eUsing Photographs 127\u003cbr\u003eOverpainting 132\u003cbr\u003ePainting Hard Edges 136\u003cbr\u003eBlending 138\u003cbr\u003eGlazing 139\u003cbr\u003eImpasto Painting 143\u003cbr\u003eLetting the Painting Communicate with You 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 08 FINISHING AND PRESENTING A PAINTING 151\u003cbr\u003eProtecting the Surface 152\u003cbr\u003eMatting, Mounting, and Framing Under Glass 153\u003cbr\u003eFraming Works on Canvas or Board 156\u003cbr\u003eThe Next Painting 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author 162\u003cbr\u003eIndex 163\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—JOHN PARKS, painter and faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in New York, author of \u003ci\u003eUniversal Principles of Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“ 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.”\u003cbr\u003e—MARILYNN GELFMAN KARP, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Flagrante Collecto\u003c\/i\u003e, professor of art at New York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“James Van Patten is an innovative and gifted technical painter whobrings decades of insight into the making of this book.”\u003cbr\u003e—JAMES KIRK and MARK R. SMITH, artists and educatorsJames 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.","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303236227301,"sku":"NP9780385346115","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385346115.jpg?v=1730753562","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-acrylic-painterisbn-9780385346115","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}