Textured Art: Palette knife and impasto painting techniques in acrylic

A fresh new guide to contemporary palette  knife painting for beginner and experienced artists, featuring  step-by-step tutorials on colour mixing, mark making, and a variety of  painting techniques to create your own unique abstract, landscape, and  floral paintings.

Publisher's  note: regrettably there were some production problems with the first  printing of this title. We have recalled the affected books and new  stock is now available.

Author and artist, Melissa  McKinnon, has designed this book to take both the beginner and  experienced artist on a journey into impasto painting. She begins with  an overview of the essential tools and materials you'll need to get  started. Included are detailed instructions to make your own stay-wet  palette and how to combine thickening mediums with acrylic paint to  achieve the ideal consistency.

There are simple practice  exercises to get you comfortable using a palette knife, mixing colours  and blending with a brush. Melissa explains how to sculpt and control  the paint to create a variety of stunning textural effects. She  demonstrates several mark making techniques that you can use alone or in  combination to create your own expressive textured paintings, as well  as an introduction to colour theory and tips on composition.

Once  you feel confident with the tools and paint, you'll learn how to create  twelve different textured landscape, floral, and abstract paintings  with step-by-step instructions. This series of paintings was designed to  help you put all of the techniques and colour theory you've learned  into beautiful paintings of your own.

Melissa generously shares  her knowledge and expert tips gained from years of experience developing  her unique approach to palette knife painting. She values  experimentation and is always evolving her technique. The last two  projects explore alternative painting methods inviting you to take your  paintings one step further by incorporating new materials and  experimental techniques.

Using the instructions in this book you  will become equipped to take your practise further and continue to  develop the skills you need to improve your artwork. This book will  become a trusted resource in your studio, one that you can refer back to  again and again as you grow and evolve as an artist.

When  speaking about the book Melissa says: "Painting with a palette knife can  be intimidating even for experienced artists. My goal is to simplify  the process and show you how easy and enjoyable this technique really  is. Textured Art is is a deep dive into my unique painting process that  I've developed over a lifetime of art making. Designed for both beginner  and experienced artists, I'll teach you step-by-step everything you  need to know to create colourful textured paintings of your own. I'm  confident this book will become a trusted resource in your studio, one  that you can refer back to again and again as you grow and evolve as an  artist."