Overview
"Students in decorative painting classes as well as people trying painting on their own will find this a useful guide. A good selection."--Library Journal
Take a decorative painting course right at home! This entry in the popular series walks you through the basics of decorative painting and carefully builds skills with a collection of sequential projects. Practice making scrolls on a filigree platter, and see how to use the chiseled end of a brush to make a palm trees bathroom set. Work with splattering on a snowman candy dish, and stippling on a honey bear plate. A selection of more complex projects helps you move beyond the basics.
Synopsis
"Students in decorative painting classes as well as people trying painting on their own will find this a useful guide. A good selection."--Library Journal
Take a decorative painting course right at home! This entry in the popular series walks you through the basics of decorative painting and carefully builds skills with a collection of sequential projects. Practice making scrolls on a filigree platter, and see how to use the chiseled end of a brush to make a palm trees bathroom set. Work with splattering on a snowman candy dish, and stippling on a honey bear plate. A selection of more complex projects helps you move beyond the basics.
Library Journal
Designed for beginners, this book by the commercial artists' paints firm Plaid Enterprises describes currently available paints, brushes, and other supplies. Projects for trays, boxes, and other household items demonstrate the question-and-answer format common to Sterling/Chapelle's other "First Time" books. Students in decorative painting classes as well as people trying painting on their own will find this a useful guide. A good selection for public libraries. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.