The Painted Ceiling

by Graham Rust

In The Painted Ceiling, Graham Rust shares his secrets for creating a wide range of painted ceilings: daytime and nighttime skies; birds and animals; cloud formations; rustic schemes featuring flower-decked trellises; trompe loeil architectural details such as plasterwork, paneling, and coffering; simple geometric patterns; and allegorial scenes in a grand manner. He also explains how to choose just the right design for the area you wish to paint...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821226894
• ISBN13: 9780821226896
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.6" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

THE PAINTED CELING

GOOD CONDITION AND GOOD PRICE...THE COVER WAS MISSING...BUT THE BOOK IS ALL GOOD. THANK U

an inspiration

i pull this book out all the time. love it gives amazing ideas. I also love the ceiling in The House that Faux Built.The House That Faux Built

Inspiration

If you are looking to be inspired, this is the book. I am a muralist who is looking for something extraordinary to aspire to. I found it here. This is not a how to book for the meek. If you can paint well already you can learn to improve your own work by careful study of the renderings but you won't find instructions.

SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL

Graham Rust is a renowned artist known internationally for his murals and ceiling paintings. This is my first chance to review his work in print, and I have to say, it was really, really hard to put the book down. I found myself reacting out loud to each piece of work as I turned pages, causing those around me to come see what it was.What could cause such commotion you ask? It's a coffee-size hardcover with not only pictures of a finished product on a ceiling or wall, but how-to and advice for each beautiful design. Readers can expect a little of everything in Painted Ceiling. The book begins with different types of skies and goes into developing the theme, designs for smaller ceilings, and garden structures and talks about being practical, preparing the ceiling, and what to expect.All the pictures are beautiful and each would be considered my favorite to try out, but if I had to pick one, it would be Eclipse Sky on page 27, showing the night sky with its stars and planets.