101 Textures in Oil & Acrylic: Practical Techniques for Rendering a Variety of Surfaces Hardcover – April 1, 2013

101 Textures in Oil & Acrylic should be your companion piece to 1500 Color Mixing Recipes…which I’ve also reviewed. After an introduction to the tools and materials you will use, it provides the basics of color theory and the variety of painting techniques artists use. After that, it’s divided into six sections on the types of subject matter having different textures, e.g. people, foods and fabrics. Each of these six sections then has a step-by-step illustrated example of the subject. Following the steps has the added advantage of teaching you more about painting in general as well as how to accomplish the particular goal. The author and publisher understand the circumstances under which the artist works and have designed the book so that it can lie open while you work because of its spiral binding and stain-resistant, high-gloss card stock. (Like a good cook book that won’t be soiled when used on the counter.) Creating “beveled crystal” or a “French Baguette” or a “Satin Sheet” won’t seem so challenging if you have this book as your guide. It’s a college course in a book at a great price.

Love it.I have a lot of trouble painting textures, which is why I usually avoid adding them in my paintings. But this book helped me get out of my comfort zone. It shows how to paint a certain texture, for example: silk, in a 3 step picture with a detailed description for each picture. It also has lots of textures from fruits, metals, fabrics, fur, to hair, skin and more! :)

really nice and help me alot understanding how to create textures, the text is clear and easy to understand, english is not my primary lenguage but I can understand all the book without problem..

I am in awe with this book. Taught art to elementary students for 5 years in the 90's and then pursued painting as a retired adult for 5 years and had to give up art for 5 years due to health issues. This book restored my desire, confidence, and allowed me to grow in talent. Wanting to get back and produce decent quality pieces, I began second guessing myself. Such a wide spectrum of textures, I recommend for beginners, intermediates and even professionals needing to improve on specific textures!

This is a great little book. It's small so it can be stowed in a bag to take with for reference. It's sectioned nicely so stuff is easy to find. It's concise and to the point, no reading thru pages to get your answer. The pictures add a lot to the narrative. As the cover says the instructions are for either medium - oil or acrylic. Originally I purchased it for fur painting but there is so much more covered. It's just one of a whole series of books, so there are more topic. I'm very glad I bought it.

I bought this book because I just know I’ll start painting again and I want to know more tricks.

The book is good, but not for beginners! Some hints are good, for example, how to paint fur, fabrics, hair, etc. But useless for skins, waves, clouds. If you want to paint portraits is much better acquire the book "Color mixing Recipes for portraits" and for seascapes the videos of E. John Robinson...

As a beginner in acrylic painting I found this book to be full of excellent ideas and clear illustrations for painting textures.It provides color suggestions as well as directions to paint each texture. I am working my way through each texture now.