Decorative Painting: A Classic Collection

by Jennifer Long

Book Overview

Eleven of decorative painting's Big Brushes each offer a never-before-published project that focuses on her specialty subject, and style. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891349812
• ISBN13: 9780891349815
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.7" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

About the Book- from the Publisher:

Decorative Painting: A Classic Collection FROM THE PUBLISHER Renown for their mastery of the art, signature styles and remarkable gifts for teaching, these "Big Brushes" are decorative painting's shining stars. Sharing their respective secrets for creating beautiful designs, each artist offers a never-before-published project that focuses on her "specialty" subject, style and surface. With patterns, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous, full-color photos, even beginners can paint along! Features instruction, tips and projects from: * Aileen Bratton, CDA * Gretchen Cagle, CDA * Ginger Edwards * Deanne Fortnam, MDA * Priscilla Hauser, MDA * Louise Jackson, MDA * Sherry C. Nelson, MDA * Jackie O'Keefe * Cheri Rol, MDA * Jackie Shaw * Donna Bryant Waterson About the Authors: Kathryn Kipp is Acquisitions and Development Editor for North Light's decorative painting books. Jennifer Long is Development and Content Editor for North Light's decorative painting and craft books. Both live in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A step-by-step guide to decorative painting at its best.

The ten very different projects described in this excellent reference book will give you detailed information often not found in other books of this genre. Included in the text are very detailed illustrations not only of the projects themselves, but also of paint values and brush strokes. Each contributing artist seems to almost hold your hand (and your brush!) as they take you from the beginning pattern through to the completed work of art. This is an excellent resource book for the beginning decorative painting student and certainly challenging enough for even the most advanced decorative artist. And the artist's biographies at the end of each project are fun in that they prove to the reader that they, too, started out a beginner just like everyone else.