Offers step-by-step instructions for creating trompe l'oeil murals using stencils and includes advice on tools, paints, and stenciling techniques.

Beginners can try their hands at basic projects (some requiring only six steps to complete,) while intermediate decorators can take on more elaborate trompe l'oeil compositions featuring landscapes, drapery and architectural elements.Complete instructions show how to block out shapes, scale drawings, and use shading and highlighting to create three-dimensional effects. Readers will also find a techniques and materials section, as well as a template section with full-size, traceable patterns.

A how-to craft book that shows how to use simple stenciling, template and faux finish techniques to create trompe l'oeil paintings.

Step-by-step projects for every area of the home.

Examines contemporary examples of trompe l'oeil murals by such artists as Richard Haas, Garth Benton, and Graham Rust.

Painting for Performance removes the mystery from painting and gives beginners the terms, tools, and techniques to approach their unpainted set with confidence. Covering the mechanics of paint and its many implementations in set design, this book provides simple and effective step-by-step instructions for painting a variety of surfaces to look great on stage.

With these completely illustrated, step-by-step techniques, anyone can paint spectacular murals for the home. Master muralists Gary Lord and David Schmidt present 15 magnificent projects, all accessible to the beginner and easily customized. The projects start with simple-yet-effective techniques and progress to more elaborate murals, broken down into a series of mini-demos. The book is filled with expert tips for great results - including various ways to paint skies, the most popular mural subject. The drawing-impaired will especially appreciate the authors' trick for using stencils to create the look of a hand-painted mural. Selling points: 15 imaginative mural projects - from mountains, woodlands and waterfalls to musical swing themes, underwater motifs and farm scenes; No prior experience necessary for professional-looking results - just follow the illustrated, step-by-step instructions; Mural painting appeals to home decorators, decorative painters and fine artists.

You will be inspired and thrilled by the images you can create using Projection Stenciling. This new technique, created by Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird, overcomes the design limitations and expense that, unfortunately, can exist with traditional stenciling methods. Now you can turn almost any image into a design of any size...to be stenciled onto virtually any surface. Want to turn a photo of your dog into a stencil, animate your child's room with a one-of-a-kind mural, or create "etched" glass mirrors and "inlaid" wood tabletops? You can do all this, easily and economically, with Projection Stenciling as your guide. More complex projects used to cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars using commercial stencils and were limiting in terms of the time required and designs available. Now your tool chest can be as simple as a roll of freezer paper, a felt pen, access to a photocopier and some basic stenciling supplies. Light projectors, easy to rent and surprisingly inexpensive to buy, make this technique even easier. Inside this beautiful, full-color book, you will find the tools and techniques of Projection Stenciling, step-by-step instructions for over 40 projects and the inspiration to embark on your own designs - all guided by the lively banter of the authors, Linda and Leslie. Beginning and experienced crafters alike can realize transformations of personal space and household belongings within just a few hours. With Projection Stenciling, your imagination is the only limit!

This collection of stencils includes a Chinese Dragon, Bamboo, Oriental Figure with Coolie Hat, Ying Yang Koi, a Bonsai Tree, & Three Cranes. Also included are the Chinese Symbols for Eternity, Friendship, Happiness, Harmony, Long Life, Peace, Prosperity, Tranquility, Truth, and Dragon. This collection was assembled for you, the artist and crafter, to use as a guide in creating some great works of art by combining the images with symbols. Paint them on paper for framing, furniture, or fabrics for pillows or curtains to bring a little of the Orient into your home. Just use your imagination and the possibilities are endless!

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating trompe l'oeil stencilling, and includes information about materials and equipment.