Modern Paint Effects: A Guide to Contemporary Paint Finishes from Inspiration to Technique - Softcover

Sloan, Annie

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9781552094884: Modern Paint Effects: A Guide to Contemporary Paint Finishes from Inspiration to Technique

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155209488X ISBN 13: 9781552094884

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2000

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Modern Paint Effects is a colorful exploration of the newest paint products and how to use them to achieve exciting effects in the home.

Illustrated with dozens of specially commissioned full color photographs, Modern Paint Effects is materials-based and technique-oriented and opens with a detailed examination of the newest materials:
Pearlized Paint; Matte Paint; Glossy Glaze Paint; Metallic Paint; Sparkly Paint; Graphite Paint; Mid-sheen Paint; Marmorino.

Annie Sloan then demonstrates various decorative techniques using the new paint products, suggesting innovative applications and dynamic color combinations including:
Colorwashing; Sparkle paint; Combing; Sponge rollers; Dragging; Spotted stone; Glazing checks; Stamping; Hand-painted stripes; Stencilling and reverse stencilling; High gloss paints; Incising; Stippling; Masking; Using a long-pile roller; Matte paints; Using crackle medium; Rubbing back; Using pattern and (distressing) texture; Semi gloss paints
and many more.

A glossary and a list of suppliers of these new products round out this excellent and inspirational decorating resource.

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About the Author:

Annie Sloan is one of the world's most respected and innovative experts in the field of color and paint finishes for the interior. She produces her own paints and teaches in the United States and Europe. She has written many best-selling books, including The Practical Guide to Decorative Antique Effects and The Complete Book of Painting Techniques for the Home. She lives in England.

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Ideas, imagination, and innovation fly from Sloan's talented hands into home decorators' heads. It is simply impossible to count the creative ways in which paint is used--or decide which use is best. This guide goes beyond traditional stenciling, stippling, colorwashing, and dribbling; tackled first are different varieties of paint, a few how-tos, and recommended uses for metallic and pearlized paint. Next come the patterns, from spots and dots (stamping and spotted stone) to patination, a mellow feeling found in frottage and crackle varnish. A little emphasis is placed on brief illustrated instructions; the larger concentration of information, however, is on visuals of real life and of wonderful painted ideas. Barbara Jacobs
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