Acrylics are surely one of the most versatile types of paint. You can use them like watercolors, or
like oils; you can even paint on fabric with them (which is how I use mine). If art is more your bag than
craft, read on...
Despite the author having worked in the textile industry, there is no mention of fabric painting in here.
There is however plenty of information about how to use acrylics to paint pictures, and make the most of their
unique characteristics. Using primed hardboard and acrylic gesso as a base (it tells you how to do this) here
are several lovely examples to work through, during the process of which you can get to grips with the nature
of the beast. Other topics mentioned in chapters include composing your picture, working out of doors, working
from photographs, sketching and perspective. Coming through all this is the author’s love of the countryside,
both in his former home of Sussex and now Somerset. The examples include landscapes and seascapes which show
the beauty of these areas, and the stimulating though brief text is filled with descriptions of the author’s
sketching trips near his home. Accessible and inspiring.
If you cannot find a good range of acrylics and other art materials locally try
SearchPress.com for a list of suppliers.
You may also enjoy other new titles in the How To Paint series, including ones about using oils and
watercolors.