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| | The only difficult thing about decorative painting is really believing in one's ability to do it. With this book and some practice, readers can become competent decorative painters--even if they have never picked up a brush before. By taking a structured approach to brushwork, designs can be mastered and embellished as skills are acquired. Readers will learn how to master a variety of techniques, including masking, sideloading, mopped shading, smoking, stenciling, tinting, crackling and decoupage. Over 50 step-by-step techniques, suitable for novice and advanced painters alike, ensure that any project can be tackled with success. |
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| | ISBN: 1581802528 Date Published on 5/5/2006 |
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| | Have you always admired the Zhostovo style, but never dared attempt it yourself? Well, here's the book you've been waiting for! This complete, step-by-step guide will help you master the traditional Russian style of decorative painting . . . its graceful brushstrokes, brightly colored flowers, luminous dark backgrounds, and those gorgeous, ornate gold borders. Your teacher is Heather Redick, one of America's premier painters of the Zhostovo style and a student of Russian master Larisa Dyatlova.
Clear photos lead you through each step, from loading the brush to building each flower brushstroke by brushstroke. You'll learn all about brush placement, color changes, direction, shapes, relationships, and the rhythm and movement created by flowing brushstrokes ... even how to create your own floral designs! Eleven magnificent projects feature floral, fruit and bird motifs--including two basic projects to get you started and two advanced projects to inspire you to develop your Zhostovo skills. |
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| | ISBN: 0891349871 Date Published on 5/1/2006 |
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| Decoupage and Painted Furniture: For Beautiful Interiors |
| | ISBN: 0715312561 Date Published on 5/9/2006 |
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| | Den & Family Room Furnishings (Portable Workshop) |
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| | ISBN: 0865736758 Date Published on 9/7/2006 |
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| Design and Make Curtains & Drapes contains designs and instructions for more than 25 styles of curtains, ranging from sumptuous sitting-room window treatments with coordinating tiebacks and valances to layered silk sheers, curtains with frilled valances, simple hand-embroidered linen drapes, and heavyweight door curtains. Each project has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and illustrations, plus specially commissioned color photography. A comprehensive basic techniques section includes essential advice on measuring windows, cutting fabric, matching patterns, and stitching. Special features of this book include an essential fabric glossary explaining how to use a wide variety of cloths, advice on mixing fabrics, plus unique gallery spreads demonstrating dozens of styles of curtain headings, tiebacks, and valances. Advice is also given on dealing with unusual-shaped windows. Containing everything you need to know to make window treatments to a professional standard and packed with interior design hints and tips, Design and Make Curtains & Drapes is the essential book for home designers of all abilities. |
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| | ISBN: 0882668501 Date Published on 5/16/2006 |
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| | Detailed instructions and illustrations accompany more than 30 treatments, from simple Roman and roller blinds to glorious cascade and Austrian designs. |
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| | ISBN: 0882668951 Date Published on 5/16/2006 |
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| | Design and Decorate Bathrooms (Design and Decorate) |
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| | ISBN: 1558507507 Date Published on 9/7/2006 |
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