Introduces the viewer to the different types of acrylic paints. Demonstrates applying acrylics to a variety of different surfaces, including: paper, illustration board, gessoed canvas, clayboard, and wood panel. Demonstrates using acrylics to paint: a New Mexican church, a still life of geraniums, a snow scene, a coastal scene, a field of wild poppies, an abstract collage landscape, and a mountain scene painted on location.

Since the earliest days of human society, we have been painters. Lining ancient cave walls, the oldest known paintings in the world date back over 50,000 years. Despite the fact that painting is such an integral part of human civilization, many people feel intimidated by the medium. Like drawing, creative writing, or musical performance, the ability to paint is a skill that can be learned and refined over time, by anyone. In the 24 lessons of How...