Afreshnewguidetocontemporarypaletteknifepaintingforbeginnerandexperiencedartists,featuringstep-by-steptutorialsoncolourmixing,markmaking,andavarietyofpaintingtechniquestocreateyourownuniqueabstract,landscape,andfloralpaintings.Publisher’snote:regrettablythereweresomeproductionproblemswiththefirstprintingofthistitle.Wehaverecalledtheaffectedbooksandnewstockisnowavailable.Authorandartist,MelissaMcKinnon,hasdesignedthisbooktotakeboththebeginnerandexperiencedartistonajourneyintoimpastopainting.Shebeginswithanoverviewoftheessentialtoolsandmaterialsyou’llneedtogetstarted.Includedaredetailedinstructionstomakeyourownstay-wetpaletteandhowtocombinethickeningmediumswithacrylicpainttoachievetheidealconsistency.Therearesimplepracticeexercisestogetyoucomfortableusingapaletteknife,mixingcoloursandblendingwithabrush.Melissaexplainshowtosculptandcontrolthepainttocreateavarietyofstunningtexturaleffects.Shedemonstratesseveralmarkmakingtechniquesthatyoucanusealoneorincombinationtocreateyourownexpressivetexturedpaintings,aswellasanintroductiontocolourtheoryandtipsoncomposition.Onceyoufeelconfidentwiththetoolsandpaint,you’lllearnhowtocreatetwelvedifferenttexturedlandscape,floral,andabstractpaintingswithstep-by-stepinstructions.Thisseriesofpaintingswasdesignedtohelpyouputallofthetechniquesandcolourtheoryyou’velearnedintobeautifulpaintingsofyourown.Melissagenerouslysharesherknowledgeandexperttipsgainedfromyearsofexperiencedevelopingheruniqueapproachtopaletteknifepainting.Shevaluesexperimentationandisalwaysevolvinghertechnique.Thelasttwoprojectsexplorealternativepaintingmethodsinvitingyoutotakeyourpaintingsonestepfurtherbyincorporatingnewmaterialsandexperimentaltechniques.Usingtheinstructionsinthisbookyouwillbecomeequippedtotakeyourpractisefurtherandcontinuetodeveloptheskillsyouneedtoimproveyourartwork.Thisbookwillbecomeatrustedresourceinyourstudio,onethatyoucanreferbacktoagainandagainasyougrowandevolveasanartist.WhenspeakingaboutthebookMelissasays:“Paintingwithapaletteknifecanbeintimidatingevenforexperiencedartists.Mygoalistosimplifytheprocessandshowyouhoweasyandenjoyablethistechniquereallyis.TexturedArtisisadeepdiveintomyuniquepaintingprocessthatI’vedevelopedoveralifetimeofartmaking.Designedforbothbeginnerandexperiencedartists,I’llteachyoustep-by-stepeverythingyouneedtoknowtocreatecolourfultexturedpaintingsofyourown.I’mconfidentthisbookwillbecomeatrustedresourceinyourstudio,onethatyoucanreferbacktoagainandagainasyougrowandevolveasanartist.“.
