Mark Mehaffey

En Plein Air: Acrylic
Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with acrylic
by Mark Mehaffey

Acrylic paint is something that I have not worked with in years but have always wanted to try using as an adult so this book came along at the perfect time. I have dabbled with watercolor and learned a great deal but perhaps now is the time to buy a few acrylic paints and give them a try.

The topics in this book included:
*Materials & Supplies
*Substrates: surfaces and toned substrates (what one paints on)
*Working with Acrylics
*Palettes (to put your paints on)
*Basic Color Use
*Planning & Painting
*Different Approaches

What I found interesting:
*Using acrylics as watercolors
*How to create soft, hard and lost edges
*Mother color – new concept to me
*Color: Dominance and Temperature
*Painting the light – more than just where the light is coming from and the shadows it creates

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars… (mais)