Paint It: The Art of Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, and Watercolors

Let's start by saying although the publisher has assigned an elementary grade level, this beautifully designed book contains terms and techniques that are geared more for your intermediate student to beginner adult. What a valuable reference tool for any artist, as all four painting mediumswatercolors, acrylics, pastels, and oilsand their specific characteristics are covered in ONE book in 45 step-by-step projects. Each of the four chapters starts with a discussion of what that paint medium is, the aspects of it, the tools used with it, techniques and terminology, and then hands-on projects and exercises to practice that paint medium's techniques. Besides learning the basics of painting, important general art lessons are taught along the way, like examples of various art movements where you are asked to paint the same object in three stylesrealistic, stylized, and abstract. Art is dynamic and there is no "one way to create. This book will inspire the budding artist to grow and explore their way to artistic discovery! 144 pgs, 8 x 10 pb. ~ Emily