Acrylic Painting Step-by-Step

David Hyde is a self-taught artist who had a natural talent for drawing and painting since childhood. He discovered a great liking for demonstrating and enjoys travelling and meeting artists and art groups around the country. He now exhibits work locally and through national exhibitions in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool. He holds regular weekend workshops and organises painting breaks in both watercolour and acrylic. His interests include travelling and birdwatching, interests he shares with his wife Maureen. David lives in St Ives, Cambs. http://www.davidhyde.org.uk/ Carole Massey was born in Hertfordshire and studied at St. Alban's School of Art and Leicester School of Art & Design. After a career in advertising and graphic design, Carole returned to her first love, painting, full-time. She now teaches and runs weekend workshops, as well as organising painting holidays. Carole's work is exhibited widely, and she is particularly known for her celebrity portraits, mostly inspired by photographs. She uses a wide variety of media including acrylic, watercolour, pastel, pencil and monochrome. Wendy Jelbert is a teacher and professional artist who works in pastels, oils, acrylics, inks and watercolours. She enjoys experimenting with different ways of using mixed media and texture and her sometimes unconventional methods often produce surprising and original results. Wendy is a tutor at West Dean College, West Sussex. Follow this link to view her tutor page https://www.westdean.org.uk/CollegeChannel/Tutors/TutorProfilesandWork/WendyJelbert.aspx Wendy lives in Andover, Hampshire.

Materials 6



Painting with Acrylics by Wendy Jelbert 10

My palette 12, My sketchbook 13, Colour mixing 14, Playing with acrylics 16, Painting skies 22, Sunlit Window - Step-by-step 26, Farmyard - Step-by-step 36



Landscapes in Acrylics by David Hyde 42

Composition 44, Colours for landscape 48, Creating depth 51, Seasons 52, Distant Mountains - Step-by-step 54, Still Water - Step-by-step 64, Ancient Tree - Step-by-step 74



Flowers in Acrylics by Carole Massey 80

Flower colours 82, Flower shapes & drawing 86, Composition for flowers 90, Tone 94, Techniques for flowers 96, Primulas - Step-by-step 98, Rose Arch - Step-by-step 104, Stargazer Lilies - Step-by-step 112



Creative Acrylic Techniques by Wendy Jelbert 118

Creative techniques 120, Creating texture 122, Applying techniques 124, Lilac Blooms - Step-by-step 126, Seascape - Step-by-step 136



Index 144