Artist's Manual - Part One

Artist's Manual - Part One: a ‘how-to’ guide for anyone working with acrylic paints.
Everything you need to know when starting out!
 
•    Materials, tools, and techniques 
•    Essential colour mixing info and exercises

This has been compiled to help any artists who are just starting to learn how to paint with acrylics or are in early stages of their creative career.
These tips, techniques, and simple explanations answer the ‘basic questions’ of things I wanted (and needed) to know when I was starting out, and I’ve added in subjects that my students have asked me over the years.
I’ve worked ‘on both sides of the fence’ as a professional exhibiting artist and a gallery director as well as an art tutor and creative mentor. I’ve had a lot of experience dealing with the expectations of galleries as well as being hands-on with my own paintings and those of my students.
There is an overwhelming mass of information ‘out there’ and I’ve based this manual on my experience of what’s important to know – without fuss or frills – and I’ve tried to explain why at every stage, so you can weigh up the options and make up your own mind.
This pack of information is a useful written accompaniment to my free YouTube videos about painting techniques. Search for Charlotte Giblin Art on YouTube for more.
 
Contents includes:
About canvas/paper
Removing mistakes from your painting
Can I reuse a canvas - what about if it's varnished?
Brushes - names, types, and techniques
Palette-knives - how do I use them?
Paints - brands, attributes, colours
Warm and cold colours - what are they?
Step-by-step colour wheels 
Essential colour mixing info
 
...and more!!
 
a 54-page A4 pdf of over 20k words of guidance and advice!
 
Keep it as an online document or print it out... but be mindful that if you print it, the colours may not be 'true' so I'd recommend looking on screen for any sections which depend on correct colour balance.