Squeegee Art Revolution: Scrape your way to amazing abstract art

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Learn the hottest new painting technique in 20 step-by-step projects! Use an art squeegee and acrylic paint to scrape and swipe your way to gorgeous abstract art.
Clara Cristina de Souza Rego (@aclaracris) first went viral for a squeegee painting video that she posted on social media. Her hundreds of thousands of followers frequently ask for her for tips and techniques. In Squeegee Art Revolution, Clara offers them in abundance so you can learn to make abstract art in her signature style.
Complete instructions for making 20 finished pieces are included in the book, as well as tips throughout, suggestions for creating a balanced artwork, ideas for what to do with leftover paint to reduce waste and cost, how to know when you're done painting, and much more. Each project can be done in minutes using affordable, accessible materials and make perfect gifts and home decor.
Clara's pieces are beautifully photographed and styled in this highly visual book that includes projects for painting:
Dynamic shapes
Pop art
A sunrise over a mountain
Rays of color
Miniatures
A black hole
Words of encouragement
And much more
Clara has learned from her own mistakes when starting to paint with a squeegee and has perfected the technique so that you don't need to make the same mistakes she did. Squeegee Art Revolution features easy-to-follow instruction, beautiful photographs, and vibrant artwork from a pioneer in the fun, abstract squeegee-painting technique.
Join the squeegee art revolution!

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Clara Cristina de Souza Rego (@aclaracris) is a Brazilian designer and an artist now living in Stuttgart, Germany. A lifelong artist from a craft-loving family, Clara got back into painting during the pandemic. Her goal is simple: to have fun making art! She enjoys experimenting with art and sees creating as a meditative process. Clara built her following through Instagram after her first viral video received 5 million views, and now her larger following is on TikTok, where she frequently posts videos of herself creating her signature vibrant and joyful abstract art. She uses acrylic paints, squeegees, markers, pencil, palette knives, and other materials to work on top of paper.