Treasury of Decorative Painting Author:Plaid Enterprises Included are page after page of full color photos, full-size painting patterns, step-by-step worksheets to aid you in painting, and detailed instructions for creating the projects pictured...36 beautiful painting projects...basic information about surface preparation, painting tips and terminology, instructions for painting with oils as well as ... more »acrylics, and use and care of brushes. And that is not all...the complete history of the National Society of Decorative Painters...[share] projects with you...painting styles from traditional Norwegian rosemaling to canvas painting...country to Victorian.« less