The Complete Book of Decorative Painting

by Tera Leigh

Book Overview

Topics include: - color basics -specialty brushes -preparing a surface lettering & borders -brush technique -many others This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581800622
• ISBN13: 9781581800623
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Create professional quality results

Tera Leigh's Complete Book Of Decorative Painting (1581800622 ...) tells how to use color basics, brushes, and techniques to create professional quality results in crafts, home decoration, and projects. From lettering and faux finishes to brush techniques and antiquing options, this uses a reference and question/answer format along with color photos to encourage easy experimentation.

Fabulous, from Start to Faux-Finish!

Ms. Leigh's book, unlike so many others entitled 'complete,' is the genuine article, and comprehensively surveys the many styles and techniques used in creating decorative paint effects for craft. Whether you are a complete beginner (like myself) or an experienced artist, this is the only resource book on the subject you will need. Beautifully illustrated and written in Ms. Leigh's informed and engaging style, The Complete Book of Decorative Painting is as enjoyable a read as it is a valuable guide to painting. Each technique is illustrated with step-by-step instructions (including technique tips such as how to hold the brush and recommended types of paint that many other publications overlook), an honest evaluation and rating of the skill required for each (so the novice painter can select projects more likely to produce satisfactory results), and interesting details on the origins and historical development of individual styles. If you get the chance to see Ms. Leigh in person, as I recently did, do so. She is as engaging in person as she is in print. Long a Martha Stewart wannabe, I was genuinely surprised as how simple some of these techniques actually are, and found Ms. Leigh's instructions clear, comprehensive and easy to follow. I recommend this book without reservation to anyone interested in decorative painting.

The finest book of its kind I have reviewed

This book is the finest book of its kind I have ever reviewed. It is a step-by-step guide to decorative painting that is easy to read and follow. This book is a must for your reference library of decorative painting materials. With this book you have a master teacher at your fingertips. The photography and detail is outstanding and shows the care and thoughtfulness that went into the completion of this work of art. The color-coded pages make it easy to find and follow illustrations you require; and I agree with the comments on the back of the book by Priscilla Hauser and Donna Dewberry.

A must-have book for decorative artists

This book is truly deserving of the word "complete" in its title. Novice and experienced decorative artists alike will benefit from the wealth of information presented. I'm sure it will become one of the most-often used books on my shelf.

The Complete Book of Decorative Painting

This book is a wonderful and well-written, easily understood reference book. Anything and everything you could ever want to know about decorative painting is in this book. Tera Leigh goes into great detail about brushes, paints, color theory, strokes, designing, techniques, surfaces - even how to find your own creativity. She lists resources, how to find classes, how to do faux finishes and how to use specialty brushes. This book would make an ideal gift for veteran painters or the "I think I might like to try painting" types. If you have a question about anything relating to painting, the answer is in this book!