Acrylic Painting: Getting a Start.Acrylic Painting acrylic painting Painting executed in the medium of acrylic resins—synthetic resins that dry rapidly, are water-soluble, and serve as a vehicle for any pigment. Its effects may range from the transparent brilliance of watercolour to the density of oil paint. : Getting a Start. Stephen Quiller. Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions (800-255-8629), 1999. VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. format, 28 min., $24.95. Artist Stephen Quiller demonstrates his methods of introducing students to acrylic painting. Quiller shows step-by-step demonstrations on how acrylics may be used like watercolors with thin transparent washes, or in a translucent translucent slightly penetrable by light rays. and opaque approach. He uses bold brushstrokes and surprising color overlays to demonstrate the painting of a floral still life, a landscape, and a village scene. While the video introduces an effective approach to acrylic painting for secondary school students, advanced students may benefit from viewing two more extended videos also presented by Quiller, Acrylic acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture regain, are low in density, and can be made into bulky fabrics. as Water Media (55 minutes) and Acrylic Techniques (58 minutes). |
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