Sharon

One of the frustrations voiced by decorative painters regarding their beloved acrylic paints is the difficulty in achieving a realistic, true-to-life look to flowers, leaves and foliage. In this book Sharon Hamilton shows how to achieve the natural, lively look decorative painters desire with a two-stage approach that is not difficult to learn. She shows painters how to take their paintings a step further by adding oil glazes to build up the highlights, deepen the darker areas, and add warm or cool tones to areas of leaves and petals. 10 complete step-by-step demos cover eleven flowers, including tulips, morning glories, daffodils and Fuscia. They'll learn how to add an increadible softness, luminosity of colour and realism to every flower they paint. Even beginner painters will find her step-by-step demonstrations easy to follow, teaching them valuable skills they can put to use in future painting projects.