The Encyclopedia of Decorative Paint Effects

Colour; Paints, mediums and varnishes; preparation; equipment; finishing; decorative effects - antiquing, check rolling, colour washing, combing, dragging, faux bamboo, faux stone blocks, flogging, graining, lapis lazuli, liming, malachite, marbling, pickling, porphyry, ragging, sandstone and lichen, spattering, sponging, stippling, sugi, tortoiseshell, verdigris; artistic effects - decoupage, gilding, stencilling, trompe l'oeil; themes - floors, walls, furniture, decorated accessories.