Palette Knife Painting in Acrylics: Projects, Techniques & Inspiration to Get You Started

Learn how to apply quick-drying acrylics using palette knives of various shapes and sizes. Bold. Expressive. Textural. It’s time to try palette knife painting in acrylics! Accomplished artist Tim Fisher demonstrates how to achieve myriad marks and effects in vibrant acrylic paints, using a selection of traditional and customized knives. With Tim’s expert guidance, create 8 stunning works based on subjects ranging from brilliant beach huts to a winter woodland. Discover how to take your palette-knife painting skills further by integrating found items into a colourful collage piece; working wet-into-wet; learning how to depict mountains and rocks using scraping-out methods; and starting with a black background to portray a stunning castle at sunset. Add vibrancy and texture to your acrylic paintings! Perfect for those new to palette knife painting, Tim Fisher's inspirational guide is the ideal introduction, combining clear instructions and step-by-step photographs with aspirational paintings. Palette knives for painting come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and can be used in a variety of ways, at different angles, to apply acrylic paint thickly and freely for rich, textural results. Discover the range of techniques you can try, and marks you can make from delicate dots to thick slabs of colour; then progress to a series of eight projects, from a simple yet effective row of bold, blocky beach huts, right through to a challenging yet incredibly satisfying and striking sunset scene of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, painted on a black background for huge visual impact. Use your palette knives alongside traditional paintbrushes to introduce texture and dimension into your paintings, and discover how to combine classic painting techniques with mixed-media and collage featuring found objects.

Learn how to add vibrancy and texture to your acrylic paintings with your palette knife and this insightful guide. Perfect for those new to palette knife painting, Tim Fisher's inspirational guide is the ideal introduction, combining clear instructions and step-by-step photographs with aspirational paintings. Palette knives for painting come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and can be used in a variety of ways, at different angles, to apply acrylic paint thickly and freely for rich, textural results. Discover the range of techniques you can try, and marks you can make from delicate dots to thick slabs of colour; then progress to a series of eight projects, from a simple yet effective row of bold, blocky beach huts, right through to a challenging yet incredibly satisfying and striking sunset scene of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, painted on a black background for huge visual impact. Use your palette knives alongside traditional paintbrushes to introduce texture and dimension into your paintings, and discover how to combine classic painting techniques with mixed-media and collage featuring found objects.