101 Textures in Oil and Acrylic
Practical techniques for rendering a variety of surfaces
by Mia Tavonatti

Another great addition to an artist’s library with information related to creating painting people, animals, insects, fabrics, textiles, glass, stone, ceramics, wood, metal, food, beverages and nature. I think the one thing that most impacted me, not having studied painting with acrylic or oil paint is that it is so different from working with watercolor. Why? In watercolor you build the color from pale to darker even when you lay down shadow colors to begin with while with acrylic and oil paints you go begin with darker colors and build lighter on top of the dark. Would love to have a copy of this book to do some side-by-side painting in the three mediums to see just how differently one would approach the same subject and how the final product would turn out in all three versions.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )