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DescriptionMarvelous Murals You Can Paint by Gary Lord {BinanGotit}  Product Details Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: North Light Books; 1 edition (January 15th 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0891349693 ISBN-13: 978-0891349693  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 - from mountains, woodlands and waterfalls to musical "swing" themes, underwater motifs and farm scenes, 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.  From Booklist It's not quite the same as paint by numbersartists Lord and Schmidt tend to instruct readers in more general termsbut it'll net a similar effect: a uniform and realistic trompe l'oeil or mural that enhances any room. Much of their narrative is strictly common sense: protect the room before prepping walls; add 10 to 20 percent water to paint in the spray gun; and get a good grasp on color theory and perspective before mixing colors. Their 15 projects progress from the simple to the more complex, from silhouettes of Venetian boatmen to a panoramic landscape; each features the requisite list of materials as well as step-by-step close-ups of critical spaces. A sprayed sky, for instance, begins with applying a basecoat on the wall, laying in and sponging clouds, and from there adding and subtracting and blending to create highlights and shadows. Nothing's out of the box here, but sure and steady will win a place in the home. Barbara Jacobs    Sharing Widget |