Acrylic Painting with Passion : Explorations for Creating Art That Nourishes the Soul

Get your creative spirit up and running! Acrylic Painting With Passion easily answers the question: What should I paint now? Tesia Blackburn comes to the rescue by introducing exercises and techniques that make the painting process fun and every bit as cherished as the finished works of art. Finding time to create art can be a challenge, and Tesia helps with this, too, by suggesting ways to help you find manageable chunks of time to feed your painting passion. Experiment with over 20 exercises for using acrylic paint and mediums including collage, color mixing, simple offset printing, creating layers of texture and a lot more. Learn how to add play to your studio time through sections such as Leaving Perfection Behind, Speed Painting, Embracing Basic Forms and Letting the Brain Play. Load up on additional inspiration with additional versions of many techniques throughout the book's 10 Explorations. Allow yourself the time to play. Let Acrylic Painting With Passion provide you with the basic tools and inspiration you need to break out of your creative rut and embrace the acrylic painting process. Your work will grow and your spirit will thrive.;Title Page; Special Offers; Contents; Introduction; Rules & Tools (Design Principles & Elements); Rules of the Road (Design Principles); Tools of the Trade (Design Elements); Painting Gear; Leaving Perfection Behind; Dance, Paint, Dance; Mounting Paper to Canvas or Panel; Speed Painting; Ten Paintings Right Now; Embracing Basic Forms; Creating Abstractly With Basic Shapes; Creating a Strong Composition Using Rhythm and Repetition; Using Contrast to Create Interest; Printing and Painting; Simple Printing; Fifteen "What-Ifs?"; What if you had no obstacles to making art?; Limiting Color. Title Page Special Offers Contents Introduction Rules & Tools (Design Principles & Elements) Rules of the Road (Design Principles) Tools of the Trade (Design Elements) Painting Gear Leaving Perfection Behind Dance, Paint, Dance Mounting Paper to Canvas or Panel Speed Painting Ten Paintings Right Now Embracing Basic Forms Creating Abstractly With Basic Shapes Creating a Strong Composition Using Rhythm and Repetition Using Contrast to Create Interest Printing and Painting Simple Printing Fifteen "What-Ifs?" What if you had no obstacles to making art? Limiting Color. Discretionary Color MixingWorking With Words Words as a Design Element Exploring Abstractions Seeing in Shapes Mixed-Media Madness Brown Paper Bags Aluminum Foil Paper Towels Letting the Brain Play Blind Contour Painting Inspiring Perspectives Patti Brady Melanie Matthews Patrice Drago Contributors About Tesia Blackburn Dedication Acknowledgments Copyright.