The Acrylics Companion - Hashim Akib - The Art Companion Series

The Acrylics Companion by Hashim Akib is a pocket-sized guide to contemporary acrylic painting, bringing together inspiration, practical exercises and ideas-led instruction. This hardback volume forms part of The Art Companion Series and focuses on techniques and tips to improve your painting.

Key details

• Author: Hashim Akib
• Series: The Art Companion Series
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 128
• Publisher: Search Press
• ISBN: 9781800921610

Synopsis

Designed as a one-stop mini guide, this book explores the versatility and vibrancy of acrylics through 64 practical exercises and a visual, dip-in approach. Subjects range from portraiture and animals to still life and urban scenes, with guidance that moves between composition, colour theory and working with different types of acrylics, including soft and heavy body.

Techniques span bold colour dabbing, building on a base colour, using negative shapes, refining chaos into order, and experimental effects such as pouring and “glitching” a finished painting. Alongside troubleshooting and acrylics basics, it includes dozens of examples of the author’s work, making it suitable for beginner to intermediate artists looking for fresh prompts and structured practice.

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