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Title: Sophisticated Surfaces: Ideas and Inspirations from Eighteen Professional Surface Painters by Karen Aude ISBN: 1-56496-873-1 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent idea book and great for Professionals
Comment: This is NOT a step-by-step or "how to" book, which is part of it's charm. This is definately written for the professional decorator or painter, but the beautiful finishes can be appreciated by the novice too. Excellent read and great coffee table book in one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful interior design "coffee table" book
Comment: This is a great idea book for anyone interested in home décor or interior design. It also makes a great "coffee table" art book for anyone who appreciates fine decorative painting. It features a variety of surfaces created by eighteen different artists.
The book is divided into three sections: faux and fantasy, painted surfaces, and murals and Trompe l'oeil. Each artist has a gallery showing numerous photos of their work as well as a brief biography and description of their techniques. Captions contain information on how each individual example was created.
I loved a whimsical little girl's room painted from floor to ceiling with pastels by John Parsons. All the furniture by Fischer is just awesome. My favorite was an iridescent pastel chair with a woman's face on it. I enjoyed the bathroom where Entner achieves an awesome texture by using visible brushstrokes and a goldfish pond floorcloth by Dale Wade. I was also very impressed with the Drywall columns painted to look like Italian marble and a garden like octagonal room with lattice work up the walls.
Although most of us may not be able to emulate the artistic skill displayed in this book, it is still a great source of ideas and inspiration for anyone interested in incorporating decorative painting into their décor. There is contact information included for all of the artists and photographers represented. I know I will use ideas from this in my own home.
Rating: 3
Summary: Trompe l'oeil and Faux at it's finest !
Comment: This book provieds beautiful pictures of some of the finest faux and trompe l'oeil finishes I have ever seen. However this book is NOT a step-by-step guide for the do it your selfer. I would however highly recommend this book to any Decorative artist looking for new ideas.
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Title: The Paint Effects Bible: 100 Recipes for Faux Finishes by Kerry Skinner ISBN: 1552977188 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Professional Painted Finishes by Ina Brosseau Marx, Allen Marx, Robert Marx ISBN: 0823044181 Publisher: Whitney Library of Design Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Art of Faux: The Complete Sourcebook of Decorative Painted Finishes (Crafts Highlights) by Pierre Finkelstein ISBN: 0823008584 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts by Rebecca Pittman ISBN: 1581153090 Publisher: Allworth Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home by Gary Lord ISBN: 1581802943 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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