How to Create Paint Effects Author:Charles Hemming Opens a vast range of visual possibilities to the home decorator. Whether you want to bring an old table back to life or make your staircase look like marble, this practical handbook shows you how to achieve intriguing and dramatic effects on a wide variety of surfaces. Many of these techniques have been the preserve of the professio... more »nals, but this book demonstrates that they are easily accessible to the careful amateur.
Chapters cover color washing, shading, sponging, stippling, ragging and combing, ragging and rag-rolling, marbling, prophyry, wood graining, and stenciling.
Tricks of the trade and hints using particular effects to mask problem surfaces complete the picture. Lavishly illustrated, this book will open your eyes to the wealth of opportunities for using paint to great effect.« less