Dimensions
187 x 270 x 13mm
Recipes and Techniques for Making and Adapting Your Own Paint for Home Decorating.
Since ancient times artists have mixed pigments and secret ingredients together to create magically textured paints with particular sheen and luminosity. This book demystifies the craft of the artist to reveal how to create and transform paint to make uniquely personalised colours for use on walls, floors and furniture.
A comprehensive section on colouring matter examines the characteristics of a wide range of powder pigment and details their handling and storage. The main body of the book is taken up with over 50 special recipes for creating and adapting your own paint. Each recipe is beautifully illustrated and includes detailed instructions with easy-to-follow step-by-step photographs.
In addition, for each recipe the author, a leading expert on paint effects, offers exciting ideas for alternative colour ways and inspirational suggestions for using the paint to create stunning paint effects and decorative touches.
