House & Home, Decorative Painting, Stamping & Stenciling, Decorating
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Overview
Whisper Painting is a popular style that’s soft, subtle, and easy to do, and with these ample photos as a guide, anyone can give plain walls, furniture, and home accessories beautifully understated decorative finishes. The projects showcase 30 different techniques, and start with such simple, unintimidating processes as tracing, découpaging, ragging, and dragging. Add texture to a mantelpiece with dimensional paint; antique a brand-new mirror so that it looks like a Renaissance work of art; and reproduce an aged stone wall. Introductory sections provide paint and color basics, and each project is labeled with one, two, or three paintbrushes according to difficulty.
Editorials
Library Journal
The rather intriguing term whisper painting refers to a faux finish technique using subtle detail and soft finishes on walls, furniture, and accessories. It is a modern version of trompe l'oeil often incorporating elements such as calligraphy, stenciling, or decoupage. Eaton's step-by-step projects stretch the imagination for example, a painted fireplace canvas mural or a real brick wall continued on as painted faux bricks. Materials are all available in hardware and craft stores. A good selection for public libraries. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
March 28, 2006
Publisher
Sterling Publishing
Pages
128
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781402725654