The Trompe L'Oeil Home

by Roberta Gordon-Smith

Book Overview

Trompe L'Oeil, the art of creating visual deceptions with paint, is one of the most popular forms of home decoration. The author offers a simplified approach that even beginners can catch on quickly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715309838
• ISBN13: 9780715309834
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Book

This is a well done book and a joy to thumb through it; also helpful, they have patterns of some of the paintings in the book for your use...

Great projects for every room, good instructions

This is a wonderful book packed with great projects for every room in your house. I have several Trompe L'Oeil books, and this one is filled with fresh ideas that fit a variety of decors and practical situations. It makes creating a special niche in your home easy. The book starts out with advice on materials and tools. It then guides you through planning, perspective, surface preparation, and the basic techniques you will be using. Over 25 projects follow, with each including a materials list, detailed step-by-step instructions, color photos, and helpful tips to guide you. Templates are provided for many of the projects, but not all of them. The designs include a ship's wheel mirror frame, a window with a view, wood paneling, cute monkey, lemon tree, sky ceiling, secret garden, bunny box, and fabric-draped walls.A nice list of suppliers, including phone numbers and Web sites, is located in the back. I recommend this book for all levels. However, I do think some painting experience would be helpful. You should definitely practice on paper before trying to paint on a wall.