Best acrylic painting books according to redditors

We found 7 Reddit comments discussing the best acrylic painting books. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

1. The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints

2 mentions
The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints
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2. Make Impasto Rosettes with Paint: Beginner's Guide to Acrylic Painting Using Pastry Tools

1 mention
Make Impasto Rosettes with Paint: Beginner's Guide to Acrylic Painting Using Pastry Tools
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3. A Potter's Workbook

1 mention
A Potter's Workbook
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4. The Practical Encyclopedia of Acrylics Oils and Gouache: Mixing paint - brush strokes - gouache - masking out - glazing - wet-into-wet - drybrush ... canvas - painting with knives - light to dark

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The Practical Encyclopedia of Acrylics Oils and Gouache: Mixing paint - brush strokes - gouache - masking out - glazing - wet-into-wet - drybrush ... canvas - painting with knives - light to dark
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5. Acrylic Painting For Dummies

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Acrylic Painting For Dummies
Dimensions: 9.2 in. H x 7.46 in. W x 0.78 in. D
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Top Reddit comments about Acrylic Painting:

u/doofus62 · 2 pointsr/painting

Acrylic Painting for Dummies


Watercolor Painting for Dummies

u/miicx · 2 pointsr/painting

I have this book, although I havent personally read through it since I'm preoccupied with school, I saw the book has still life practices, with step by step progress and direction, different paint mediums and materials, and the things you should know specific to each individually, brushes, techniques, how the paint acts/drys, etc.. As well it teaches how to mix paint colours, which is really important. Its definitely a great resource to introduce her to painting.

u/ssin14 · 1 pointr/ArtistLounge

https://www.amazon.ca/New-Acrylics-Complete-Generation-Acrylic/dp/0823031594/ref=asc_df_0823031594/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292942809563&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13904807460932317148&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001425&hvtargid=pla-452997108388&psc=1

I found this book really helpful for explaining mediums and newer colours and what can be done with them. Also, the photography in it is fantastic.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Art

Oils are really fun, but they definitely require patience. You might want to try acrylics again. You can get really good results if you know how to manipulate them. The New Acrylics is a great reference.

u/allthegoo · 1 pointr/Pottery

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008XOF5K0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511053949&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=a+potters+workbook is the only book you'll need to understanding how to throw.

u/ThickPainting · 1 pointr/Art

Here is a tip for those who want a new approach to using 3D impasto texture in their work that is entirely acrylics...

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