Want to paint in acrylics? With step-by-step demonstrations, an expert artist shows you how to master the medium in no time at all! Painter, teacher, and writer Soraya French has distilled her knowledge of acrylics into step-by-step demonstrations that novices can grasp quickly, so they can begin making art in just one afternoon. Acrylics have become popular, thanks to their accessibility, versatility, and strong hues, and French— renowned for her own vibrant work—explores equipment, discusses the best colors to buy, and creates valuable exercises that reveal the variety of effects artists can achieve. Through her simple instruction, anyone can produce beautiful paintings of flowers and trees, landscapes, cityscapes, and people.