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.
Trompe l'oeil is a French term which literally means Ôdeceiving the eye'. It is used to describe any decorative art which imitates reality. In stenciling, this is usually accomplished by creating shape, volume, texture, shade and shadow. Stencils can now be precision-cut by lasers from fine, yet tough, flexible sheets, allowing pin-point accuracy for overlays and a greater potential for detail. Paint tech. means that it is now possible to stencil on virtually any surface. This beautifully illustrated guide features a variety of trompe l'oeil designs and ideas for your home. Over 150 step-by-step photos illustrate how to create beautiful stencilled effects. Basic skills are clearly explained, incl. ragging and colorwashing surfaces, creating form and building up 3-D images.
“An unusually good survey of the techniques for decorative trompe l’oeil....Projects...go from painted stones, to decorative panels, to classical forms like arches and columns...accomplished by projecting photographs on a wall, free hand, with stencils, or photocopies.”—Library Journal. “Supplies information on perspective, color, techniques, and architectonic and scenic methods.” —Booklist.
New in Paper Self-styled stencil diva Jan Dressler knows more about the craft than anyone. So who better to tell beginners everything they need to know to get started, give experienced stencilers new techniques, and even enlighten experts with unique tricks that make the work go faster? Each of her pages explodes with color, creativity, information on the basics, and exquisite projects. Paint a continuous frieze of antique roses, a beautiful bordered floorcloth, a checkerboard wallpaper repeat, and enhance any room with a range of motifs. These techniques--from trompe l'oeil to faux surfaces--are so simple, easy to master, and appealingly illustrated that even the most timid home decorator will feel a surge of confidence as soon as she completes her very first stencil.
Beginning with the simple stencil - a template that lets you easily create a painted shape on a surface and allows you to repeat the exact pattern wherever and as often as you wish - renowned stenciller Sandra Buckingham literally transforms the world around her. In The Complete Stencilling Handbook, she teaches us to do the same. A compendium of the latest techniques, tools, equipment and materials, Buckingham's book presents innovative methods and products that have taken stencilling from a rustic craft to a breathtaking art form. With infectious enthusiasm for her subject, she explores the full range of stencilling styles and techniques that have emerged over the past 15 years: - shading - paint effects - traditional borders - all-over patterns - freeform stencilling - projection stencilling - imitation textiles - architectural elements - fake marquetry - glass and ceramic tiles - floor treatments - lettering and stencilling on fabric and paper - Covers latex and oil paints, additives, matting agents, glazes, spray paints, wood stains, binders, solvents and thinners and finish coats. In full colour with nearly 1000 colour photographs and illustrations throughout.