Quick & Easy Trompe l'Oeil: Decorative Painting on Walls, Furniture, Frames & More
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402709560 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fool the Reader Jocelyn Kerr Holding's book is misleading and insulting with it's self-presentation as a"Quick & Easy" how-to book. In her chapter titled "Easy Trompe L'Oeil" She has the nerve to say "With those of you tackling this technique for the first time in mind, I decided to describe six easy projects simple to draw and amusing to do. The "step-by-step" explinations which follow have been writtenso they can be carried out without too many dificulites". But her steps are vauge and useless, rarely haveing more than four steps. You can not learn how to paint wood grain or marble in four step. Midwest Book Review said An outstanding how-to guide to decorative painting. Quick & Easy Trompe I'Oeil is an outstanding how-to guide to decorative painting on walls, furniture and even bricks and presents easy step-by-step techniques for using the trompe i'oeil technique. A range of examples of pictorial art from all styles, from still life to Surrealistic paintings, provide painters with many different ideas to choose from, while the techniques are easy to follow and duplicate. Color photos pack the presentation.
“Supplies information on perspective, color, techniques, and architectonic and scenic methods.”—Booklist. “This is a great book for your painting library.”—Decorative Artist’s Workbook.. This primer guides you through materials; preparing surfaces; mixing colors; and the laws of perspective from background to foreground—even an aerial view
To truly fool the eye, trompe l'oeil painting must display convincing perspective, proper depth of field, and a credible play of light and shadow. Jocelyn Kerr Holding carefully explores these principles and many more, with detailed explanations of all the basic considerations behind the creation of a trompe l'oeil image and the various techniques available for achieving it, including perforating an existing drawing, painting freehand, projecting a photograph, and using photocopies in a decoupage manner. --Amy Handy. Despite the "quick and easy" promise of the book's title, however, many beginners will be intimidated b