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Sloan, Annie; Gwynn, Kate

 
9780712619059: The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques: An Inspirational Sourcebook of Paint Finishes and Interior Decoration

Synopsis

A guide to paint finishes such as blocking, stencilling, stippling, ragging and printing. Part 1 discusses the sources of inspiration, the use of colour, equipment and surface preparation. Part 2 is a guide to the various techniques. Part 3 shows how they can be applied in rooms and on furniture.

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From Publishers Weekly

This carefully written, richly illustrated book is a splendid choice for home painters ready to move beyond the flat latex-covered wall. Muralists/designers Sloan and Gwynn tell us how to apply transparent glazes over a base colorand then some: merely break a glaze with your brush, they promise, and evocatively textured surfaces will come to light. (A helpful chart rates the suitability of 22 paint techniques to each of 16 underlying materials.) Twelve basic finishessponged, ragged, combedare described in step-by-step photographs. The reader is also treated to 20 bravura finishes that imitate nature's minerals, wood grains, tortoise shell, moire and gold. A rather daunting chapter gives advice on how to decorate doors and dados, ceilings and cornices, windows and stairs, but the authors' instructions on making printed patterns on the wall (using wooden blocks, vegetables, etc., dipped in paint) and designing, cutting and applying a stencil make painting fun even for beginners. Throughout, Sloan and Gwynn tell us what we should do and what we shouldn'tbefore it's too late. And the proof of the painting is to be seen here on every page, splashed with color. Better Homes & Gardens Book Club and Watson Guptill Book Club selection s .
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Ingram

Exquisite, full-color, complete guide to decorative painting. Learn gilding, stenciling, mural and furniture painting techniques in the tradition of the greatest artisans in history. Practical, step-by-step ways to transform one's h ome. Hundreds of full-color photographs. 8 3/8" x 11 1/2".

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