Ideal for beginning and intermediate artists seeking to develop their oil and acrylic painting skills. Beginning with detailed information on working with oil and acrylic tools and materials, these books introduce artists to the basics, including paints and brushes, mediums, supports, basic color theory, paint mixing, composition, lighting and more. Each easy-to-follow, step-by-step project starts with an initialsketch and progresses to a colorful finished painting. 32 pp., 10.25x13.75 paperback