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Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions For Exploiting The World's Most Versatile Medium

This practical guide invites painters to move beyond brush and canvas and explore acrylic paint in unconventional ways. Its workshop-style chapters cover a broad range of methods, from thin watercolor-like washes and textured gels to scraping, sanding, pouring and transferring printed images onto a surface. Eighteen step-by-step demonstrations show readers how to carve into acrylic, create inlaid effects and shape poured objects, while profiles of ten working artists reveal how each one approaches the medium. Varnishing and traditional techniques are also covered. Written for anyone curious to test new products and push their work into playful, dimensional territory, the book promises an adventurous, hands-on journey.

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