First Steps Series: Painting Acrylics by Vicki Lord

So you want to try acrylics, but have little (or no) painting experience? No problem! Not with this book by your side!

Inside, you'll find everything you need to get off to a strong start-from what supplies to buy to how to make the most of acrylic's bright colours. Easy-to-follow exercises show you how to paint flowers, trees, bricks, skies, fur and other simple subjects, while teaching yo a variety of application techniques.

Step-by-step demonstrations help you apply what you've learned to make your first paintings good ones. You'll get plenty of specific instructions ó colour suggestions, what size brush to use, even which direction to move your strokes.