Instant Expert Paint Effects

Five original projects, including projects for walls, floors, furniture, tableware, linens and soft- furnishings. Projects graded from easy to advanced, and illustrated with step-by-step photography. Hints, tips, and simple ideas to get you started, and beautiful photography to inspire.

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Paint Effects Instant Expert shows in detail how to use paint effects creatively in the home. Tricks of the trade help to make skills like freehand painting easy for everyone. From the first-time dabbler to the more experienced home decorator, there are projects to transform everything from walls and floors to curtains and ceramics. Chapters cover the use of texture in decorating, freehand painting, stamps and stencilling. Techniques include preparing surfaces, planning and enlarging designs, choosing colours, and applying paints and varnishes. Inspirational photographs are combined with easy to achieve projects. This book offers attractive contemporary projects, some with a classic twist on traditional painting techniques, from gilding and distressing as well as spray etching and painting on china. Includes over 29 small-scale projects to try out your new skills, along with inspirational ideas for the more experienced painter.