Professional Painted Finishes - Couverture rigide

Marx, Ina Brosseau; Etc.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0823044181 ISBN 13 : 9780823044184

Editeur : Whitney Library of Design, 1991

Synopsis

A guide to professional decorative painting, this book attempts to teach designers and decorative painters how to make effective use of special paint techniques in interiors. The book gives instruction and step-by-step illustrations of over 50 glazing, graining and marbling techniques and provides essential information for running a successful practice. All of the techniques are of a professional caliber, yet are easy to do and use readily available paints and tools. The authors also attempt to teach the reader how to analyze a surface to render any substance in faux. The section on professional practice - which includes tips on starting a business, working with clients, setting a billing rate, drafting a letter of agreement, and the decorative painting process - makes this book a tool that can be used by both professionals and newcomers to this popular field of art.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The world’s leading experts reveal how to paint great finishes—and make money doing it!

• classic, now in paperback for the first time

• Basics plus step-by-steps for more than 55 techniques—glazing, marbling, graining, more

• Full information on running a furniture-restoration business

Booklist called the Marxes’ latest collaboration, Furniture Restoration, “a book to be pored over again and again.” Now their classic first book, Professional Painted Finishes, is available in a handy paperback edition. Drawn from the authors’ 30 years of experience in the field, these painted finishes simulate a wide variety of wood grains, stones, and marbles. More than 55 techniques are explained in depth, with hundreds of step-by-step color photographs and complete lists of the materials and tools needed. Everything that a professional or hobbyist needs is here, from basics, to specific techniques such as marbling, glazing, and graining, to an overview of business practices, including startup, preparing estimates and contracts, and getting the job done. A comprehensive decorative painting resource, ideal for professionals, aspiring professionals, and committed amateurs, Professional Painted Finishes packs the combined knowledge of three top experts into one indispensable reference.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ina Brosseau Marx and Allen Marx are the founders of The Finishing School, which offers classes on creating painted finishes. During their thirty-year career as professional restorers, they brought new life to museum pieces from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Robert Marx, their son, is the executive director of The Finishing School. Ina and Allen Marx live in Princeton, NJ. Robert Marx lives on Long Island.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Whitney Library of Design
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823044181
• ISBN 13: 9780823044184
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible