Abstract Acrylics

New Approaches to Painting Nature Using Acrylics with Mixed Media

Waltraud Nawratil (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2019
Search Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78221-650-6 (ISBN)

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'There's plenty to see, do and think about here and this is a book that will do a lot more than instruct. It'll open your eyes and who knows what you'll see?' Paint Magazine

Learn how to combine acrylics with mixed-media techniques to create 27 expressive, abstract paintings inspired by nature.

Austrian artist Waltraud Nawratil shows you how to combine a love for nature with a passion for expressive abstract painting. The reader will learn how to use acrylics, watercolours or airbrushing, as well as natural materials such as sand, bark and leaves, to create captivating pictures full of colour and vitality.

There is a wealth of stunning abstract pieces by Waltraud which will provide inspiration for more experienced painters as well as the beginner. The book covers the variations through the seasons, teaching the reader to see the natural world with creativity and a fresh new perspective.

Waltraud has always been inspired by the natural world, choosing subjects from her surroundings with vibrant and attractive colours. She began her artistic career with watercolours before moving on to experiment with other techniques and media. Waltraud has worked as a freelance painter since 1995 and today she offers painting courses combining watercolour and acrylic painting techniques. She encourages her students to attempt variations on ordinary subjects in order to gradually develop their own style. Waltraud works from her own studio near where she lives in Schönering, Upper Austria. Some of her pieces are available via the artists’ platform International Graphics. For more information go to www.waltraud-nawratil.at

Principles

- Reflections 4

- Materials and tools 6

-- Painting surface 6

-- Painting tools and accessories 7

-- Paints 8

-- Acrylic tools 10

-- Templates found in nature 11

- Sources of inspiration 12

-- Ideas 12

-- From a photo to a painting 18

- Techniques 28

- Refining painting techniques and discovering new ones 30

Projects

-Transfer technique 33

-- Technique 34

-- "Magnolias in Spring" 37

-- "Sunshine in the Autumn Forest" 39

-- "Abstract Poppies" 41

-- Grasses by the Wayside" 423

-- Sunshine Yellow in the Forest" 45

- Spray paint technique 47

-- Technique 48

-- "Through the branches" 51

-- "Autumnal Harmony" 53

-- "Goldenrod" 55

-- "Leaf by Leaf" 57

-- "A Summer's Day in the Meadow" 61

-- "In Rank and File" 63

- Photo transfer 65

-- Technique 66

-- "Flotsam" 69

-- "Wild Magic" 71

- Painting knife technique 73

-- Technique 74

-- "Romantic Floral Dream" 77

-- "Dandelion" 79

-- "In the Shade of the Old Tree" 81

-- "Flowers and Leaves" 83

- Mixed media technique 85

-- Technique 86

-- "Like Blossoming Islands" 89

-- "Summer's Here" 91

-- "Beautiful Flowers" 93

-- "The Colours of Summer" 95

-- "Evening Primrose" 97

- Watercolour technique 99

-- Technique 100

-- "Meadow of Wild Flowers" 103

-- "In the Shade of the Forest" 105

-- "Brilliant White Flowers" 107

-- Golden Sunflowers" 109

Final words and about the author 111

Publishing details 112

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2019
Zusatzinfo	140 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Tunbridge Wells
Sprache	englisch
Maße	225 x 225 mm
Gewicht	412 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Malen / Zeichnen
ISBN-10	1-78221-650-2 / 1782216502
ISBN-13	978-1-78221-650-6 / 9781782216506
Zustand	Neuware