Acrylic fusion : experimenting with alternative methods for painting, collage, and mixed media / Dan Tranberg.

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Introduction -- Basics -- What is Acrylic Paint? --> Color and Pigments --> The Color Wheel and Paint Mixing -- Mediums --> Gels --> Pastes --> Fluids --> Specialty Polymers -- Washes and Glazes -- Tools --> Brushes --> Palette Knives -- Nontraditional Tools -- Supports -- Stretching Paper --> Wood Panels --> Premade Alternatives -- Techniques for Experimenting with Acrylic Paint -- Technique No. 1: Palimpsest -- Technique No. 2: Tiny Bubbles -- Technique No. 3: Acrylic As Watercolor -- Technique No. 4: Hard Edge -- Technique No. 5: Wrinkled Rice Paper -- Technique No. 6: Marbling -- Technique No. 7: Carbon Transfer -- Technique No. 8: Skins -- Technique No. 9: Salt Effect -- Technique No. 10: Spraying -- Technique No. 11: Crayon Resist -- Technique No. 12: Sand Surface -- Technique No. 13: Acrylic As Ground for Charcoal and Pastel -- Technique No. 14: Sgraffito -- Technique No. 15: Text As Texture -- Technique No. 16: Digital Ground -- Technique No. 17: Patterned Fabric -- Technique No. 18: Cellophane Texture -- Technique No. 19: Rubbing Alcohol -- Technique No. 20: Blotting -- Gallery -- Resources -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments.

"Acrylic Fusion is a unique reference book, designed to excite and motivate artists to push beyond traditional techniques and to explore new approaches to painting. Acrylic Fusion is predicated on the idea that many working artists, whether they went to art school or not, tend to think of painting technique in terms of what is correct or permissible. This mindset stifles creativity and prevents discovery. By contrast, Acrylic Fusion sets artists free by exposing them to a diverse range of alternative techniques, unconventional processes, and integration of unique materials that stimulate creativity and encourage experimentation. Acrylic Fusion is a must-have resource aimed at artists who make paintings, but is also a great reference for any crafters, makers and DIYers who use paint in their work, whether they make art journals, design greeting cards, or refinish furniture since the techniques can easily be adapted for many different kinds of projects and applications"--Provided by publisher.

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