The Decorative Painter's Colour Shaper Book: A Creative Guide for the Decorative Artist

by Paula Desimone

Book Overview

Shows how to create decorative patterns on furniture and furnishings using paint and specially-shaped sponge brushes that wipe off paint in specific patterns. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564965392
• ISBN13: 9781564965394
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Easy to follow instructions, dazzling results

This book unlocks a great array of dazzling painting effects made easy by using color shapers, "brushes" with various size and shape rubber tips instead of bristles. The 3 color shapers that come with the book are of top quality.I really enjoy the feel of the color shapers and the ease with which I learned to control them. They can be used to apply paint or manipulate or remove paint from a surface, creating endless possibilities.The book starts with basic strokes then on to a wide variety of projects using different techniques & readily available materials, including metal, wood, ceramics & paper. There are some great effects by combining colors and glazes in layers.The projects have clear instructions with color photos every step of the way. They are a springboard for more ideas. The color shapers are now among my favorite tools and I keep finding new ways to use them.