Overview
Take a decorative painting course right in your own home! Through a series of questions and answers, this latest addition to the popular “For the First Time®” series walks you through the basics of decorative painting, carefully building your skills with a collection of sequential projects. Familiarize yourself with the necessary tools and supplies, and then start learning to paint. Practice making scrolls on a filigree platter, and use the chiseled end of a brush when you make a palm tree bathroom set. Work with splattering on a snowman candy dish, and stippling on a honey bear plate. A selection of more complex projects lets you move beyond the basics, as does an inspiring gallery of advanced ideas and designs by professional artists.Synopsis
Take a decorative painting course right in your own home! Through a series of questions and answers, this latest addition to the popular "For the First Time®" series walks you through the basics of decorative painting, carefully building your skills with a collection of sequential projects. Familiarize yourself with the necessary tools and supplies, and then start learning to paint. Practice making scrolls on a filigree platter, and use the chiseled end of a brush when you make a palm tree bathroom set. Work with splattering on a snowman candy dish, and stippling on a honey bear plate. A selection of more complex projects lets you move beyond the basics, as does an inspiring gallery of advanced ideas and designs by professional artists.
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.