Abstracts : techniques and textures / Rolina van Vliet

Abstract and abstraction -- The 'abstract painting method' -- Primary visual elements -- Secondary visual elements --Composition --Play and practice -- Getting started --Structuring your work -- Study information -- Technique and texture -- Technique in pictures -- Water-based and mixing techniques -- Application techniques -- Additions, relief and background techniques -- Collage, integration and print-and-stamp techniques -- Drawing, sketching and line techniques -- Mixed techniques and freestyle painting -- Over to you.

In this book readers are given a well-illustrated explanation of the technical aspects of abstract painting, as well as details on figurative elements, composition, and construction work specifically. Its contents feature 50 studies that detail dozens of techniques and textures readers can use to practice achieving abstract and nonfigurative painting. Abstracts Techniques and Textures also includes more than 350 selected images to inspire and guide readers. With this comprehensive handbook, amateurs, professionals, teachers, and students can learn the intricacies of abstract painting.

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