The Acrylics Companion

by Hashim Akib

Overview

Your pocket-sized, one-stop, catch-all guide to contemporary acrylics – inspiration, practical exercises, and ideas for all levels of artist.

With 64 punchy, practical and innovative exercises to dip into, master artist and bestselling author Hashim Akib showcases his personal approach to the exciting medium of acrylics. Designed for quick reference and instant inspiration, every page of this book gives the reader a new and useful gem of advice each time they dip in and out.

Packed with practical advice on using acrylics in a variety of traditional and more unusual ways, Hakim provides you with quick loosening-up exercises along with inspiration and ideas. There’s a new twist on explaining aspects of color theory and innovative color combinations, as well as some great tips, from troubleshooting tips for correcting mistakes, to professional tips for commercial work and a comparison of different types of acrylics – soft, heavy body and more.

Handy color-coded sections for quick reference, a wide range of subjects, from portraits to the urban landscapes, as well as dozens of inspirational examples of Hasim's work and 64 practical exercises, provide an amazing resource in a handy and very portable format for use at home or on the on go. Also available in the series: The Watercolour Companion by Matthew Palmer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800921610
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	12/17/2024
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hashim Akib is represented by several galleries in the UK and has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, New English Art Club, Society of Wildlife Artists, David Shepherd Artist of the Year and Royal Society of Marine Artists at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London UK. He is in the UK's National Art collection and has also taught his unique techniques to art schools in the UK, Italy and France.

Throughout his career Hashim has won many awards; including in 2009 the SAA (Society of All Artists) Artist of the Year, having won the Professional title in 2005 and 2007. He worked with the art manufacturer Daler Rowney in their relaunch of the System3 Acrylic range, producing paintings for the ad campaign and demonstrating the versatility of the paint at various events and on live television.

Table of Contents

• Getting started
  • Acrylics, what’s the fuss? 8
  • Acrylics in a nutshell 10
  • Brush up on the basics 12
  • What brush? 14
  • Warm ups 16
  • Acrylics like watercolour 18
  • Neat paint 20
• Adding a twist 
  
  • Spray! 22
  • Palette of pigments 24
  • Slow it right down 26
  • Flow improver 28
  • Glazing with acrylics 30
  • Modelling paste 32
• Colour theory
  
  • Families of limited colour 34
  • Black and white into colour 36
  • Work brighter 38
  • Close tones 40
  • Flat areas 42
  • Dominant black 44
  • Base colour 46
  • Break the harmony 48
• Brushwork
  
  • Drawing with a rigger 50
  • Linework with a card 52
  • Drawing lasso 54
  • Ways to paint a parrot I – easy 56
  • Make every mark count 58
  • Pressure 60
  • One hit wonder 62
  • Planning and playing
  • Chaos into order 64
  • Edit your shots 66
  • Glitching out 68
  • Playing with size 70
  • Mixing marvellous mud 72
  • Coloured cards 74
  • Unhappy accidents 76
• What to paint
  
  • Ways to paint a parrot II – medium 78
  • Painting the everyday 80
  • Café scenes 82
  • Animals 84
  • Night scenes 86
  • Acrylic architecture 88
  • Colourful snow 90
  • Ways to paint a parrot III – hard 92
• Professional tips
  
  • Portraits on commission 94
  • Working on a series 96
  • When it’s finished 98
  • Keeping inspired 100
  • Finishing 102
  • Floating frames 104
  • Tints and black 106
  • Notan 108
  • One-session painting 110
  • Painting water 112
  • Buildings with character 114