By: Angela Gair

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If you're eager to work in this beautiful and long-lasting medium, begin by getting tips from the experts, and the best techniques for rapidly building up layers of colour. Try masking or painting with a knife to give your work an antique appearance. Full-colour illustrations on each page, and a sumptuous painters' gallery will guide your brush strokes! Techniques include:

• Impasto
• Masking
• Painting "Alla Prima"
• Using fluorescent colours
• Using broken colour
• Painting with a knife
• Antiquing
• Spattering
• Glazing
• Drybrush painting
• Transparent technique

About the Author

Angela Gair is an established painter, writer and editor. She studied fine art and then spent several years painting and teaching in Italy, Spain, and France. She is the author of Watercolour, Drawing, Acrylics and Pastels in the Beginner's Guide Series.

Materials and Equipment
Basic Techniques
Gallery
Techniques

Painting "Alla Prima"
The Transparent Technique
Antiquing
Impasto
Using Broken Colour
Masking
Glazing
Spattering
Painting with a Knife
Using Fluorescent Colours

Index

ISBN: 9781853683190
ISBN-10: 1853683191
Series: Beginner's Guides (Sterling Publishing)
Audience: General
For Ages: 14+ years old
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 96
Published: 5th May 2011
Dimensions (cm): 26.518 x 19.558  x 0.787
Weight (kg): 0.363