Dust jacket notes: "To those interested in painting portraits, the new acrylic paints have come as a welcome addition to the artist's palette. The versatility of these paints greatly increases the range of technical effects possible in portrait painting. This is actually two books in one: it is a complete examination of acrylic painting techniques, and it is also a practical book on painting portraits. The first half of the book explores the medium itself: the varied handling characteristics of the paints, and the other acrylic painting materials available - gesso, modeling paste, gloss medium, matte medium, gel, and retarders. In order for the reader to explore the working characteristics of acrylics, the author proposes a series of ten projects. In these projects, the reader can experiment by using acrylics as opaque and transparent color; by adding modeling paste; by painting transparently with gel; by using gesso, matte medium, varnish, etc. Mastering the use of these materials is essential for the reader to enjoy the full extent of the possibilities that acrylics offer. Firmly believing that there is more to painting portraits than simply understanding the medium, the author discusses what she calls 'the seven components of painting' - the basic principles that apply not only to portraits, but to any subject. First she discusses the planning components: motivation, composition, and drawing. Then she describes the four painting components: rhythm of application, found-and-lost lines, tone values, and color...."

Acrylic Portrait Painting

Arts & Photography

VAN WYK, HELEN

Painting

Watson-Guptil

Acrylic Portrait Painting (Learning to Paint Portraits, Step-By-Step in the Versatile New Medium of Acrylic, 4th Printing)

Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporate

What she's done for years on television, Helen Van Wyk does in her book. She invites artists into her studio to acquaint them with the principles of painting. Van Wyk's instruction is as clear as her art is beautiful. Truly a colorful, practical, fruitful "visit" for an oil painter. 146 color and 90 b&amp;w illustrations.

Welcome to My Studio: Adventures in Oil Painting With Helen Van Wyk

Art Instruction Associates

Successful Color Mixtures by Helen Van Wyk. Soft cover book with plastic spiral binding. Very good condition, previous owner underlined some portions of the book that is already underlined by the author. Also with the book is a Brochure from the authors studio.

Successful Color Mixtures

Art Instruction Assoc

Painting Simply Stated: This book is for those who have neither the time nor the inclination to plunge into painting as if it were a life's work and yet are unsatisfied with anything less than a direct, studious and explicit approach to the challenge of painting. The essential elements of painting are simply stated in width rather than depth giving a foundation for specialized study. // Helen Van Wyk //

Basic Oil Painting the Van Wyk Way

Here Helen Van Wyk shares her years of experience in mastering the skill of painting flowers. You will learn her techniques in several step-by-step painting sessions and hundreds of color illustrations.

Painting Flowers the Van Wyk Way

Portraits in Oil the Van Wyk Way

Study & Teaching

The major bulk of Helen Van Wyk's illustrious career was devoted to teaching others the principles and fundamentals of painting. Consequently, her students came away from her classes with a profound understanding of the elements that made their paintings look credible. Many of her students went on to teach in their own right, just as Helen had done at the age of eighteen when she came out from under the protective (and critical) wing of her mentor, M. A. Rasko. And now, we have compiled the most-asked questions by students of Helen's over her forty-year teaching career. Some of the questions you will find answers to: How are reflections in water and tables painted? How is a background painted smoothly? Why shouldn't I use black? What are the many oil painting mediums? When are they used? How did the Old Masters use glazes? What are the most common mistakes in composition? How can I make a copy that's exactly like a photo or painting? What colors would I need to paint white subjects? How can I paint textures that are shiny and dull?

Your Painting Questions Answered from A to Z

Wyk, Helen Van

Drawing

My Thirteen Colors &amp; How I Use Them

My Thirteen Colors & How I Use Them

Describes how to create the author's thirteen-colors palette using six basic colors and learning to vary them in tone, intensity, and hue

Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way: A Manual for Oil Painters

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