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These coloring books nuture your creativity!
Thank you for bringing these wonderful coloring books to Amazon.com!Year after year, at Minneapolis's Art a Whirl I look forward to finding Kendall Bohn's art studio because of the colorful and intellectual art he produces.Kendall is an artist who has not forgotten our children (and the children at heart) and their need for abstract, creative and fun art.Each coloring book is a flawless masterpiece which makes them a fantastic gift for cultivating imagination.My children have colored these beautiful pages to match their bedrooms, and I have framed them for everyone to admire! We look forward to your continued releases!

Fantastic Images!
I have never seen such a high quality coloring book. Not your run of the mill images. You can tell they are done by an artist! Both of my kids absolutely loved it! I highly recommend it! ... Read more

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A Great Reference
The Author, Tera Leigh, does a fantastic job "breaking down" decorative painting.The pictures and descriptions are fantastic.If you are contemplating starting decorative painting or just need a great reference, this is for you.Everything is broken down step by step and the diagrams, demos, and descriptions cannot be beat!

Create professional quality results
Tera Leigh's Complete Book Of Decorative Painting (1581800622 ...) tells how to use color basics, brushes, and techniques to create professional quality results in crafts, home decoration, and projects. From lettering and faux finishes to brush techniques and antiquing options, this uses a reference and question/answer format along with color photos to encourage easy experimentation.

Fabulous, from Start to Faux-Finish!
Ms. Leigh's book, unlike so many others entitled 'complete,' is the genuine article, and comprehensively surveys the many styles and techniques used in creating decorative paint effects for craft. Whether you are a complete beginner (like myself) or an experienced artist, this is the only resource book on the subject you will need. Beautifully illustrated and written in Ms. Leigh's informed and engaging style, The Complete Book of Decorative Painting is as enjoyable a read as it is a valuable guide to painting. Each technique is illustrated with step-by-step instructions (including technique tips such as how to hold the brush and recommended types of paint that many other publications overlook), an honest evaluation and rating of the skill required for each (so the novice painter can select projects more likely to produce satisfactory results), and interesting details on the origins and historical development of individual styles. If you get the chance to see Ms. Leigh in person, as I recently did, do so. She is as engaging in person as she is in print. Long a Martha Stewart wannabe, I was genuinely surprised as how simple some of these techniques actually are, and found Ms. Leigh's instructions clear, comprehensive and easy to follow. I recommend this book without reservation to anyone interested in decorative painting. ... Read more

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Lovely Book
I love this book, it is very clear with lots of details too!
Perfect for beginners
This book is excellent for a beginning painter like me who wants to paint stunning, life-like flowers. The illustrations are beautiful, the step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and the results make you want to paint the next flower, and the next....I find the color range to be excellent; of the 50 flowers taught, 18 are pinks, purples, and blues, 16 are red and/or yellow, 6 are predominantly white, and the rest, like pansies, foxgloves, and daisies, are multiple colored.
color restriction
The book's presentation is excellent (good quality photos), well-organized(material, techniques, clear explanations) and it gets to the point, that is the actual painting, fairly rapidly.No time wasted on painters' nitty gritty debates.Her advice for best-quality-you-can-afford material is no non sense and convincing.Read more

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Painting Zoo Animals on Rocks - Lin Wellford
I love the book!I have many of her books.The new book has a beautiful cover and instructions are wonderful to follow, as usual for this artist.Great buy too!
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Definitely for beginners
The book is well written and has great illustrations and especially good information on products for the beginner.It really shows how much fun textile surface design can be however I must stress that if you have done much work with surface design at all, this book will not be very challenging.It is a great book for beginners!.

Great Ideas and Instructions
What a lot of great ideas in this book.The instructions were easy to follow, and the designs were so beautiful.I am just a beginner with designing for my home, but with this book I know I can do it.Thanks for the wonderful book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acrylic painting    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Decorating    5. Dye    6. Furniture painting    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Stencil work    9. Technique    10. Textile painting    11. Crafts & Hobbies / Sewing    12. Decorative arts & crafts    13. Handicrafts   

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Fantastic and very inspiring!
I just received this book yesterday, and I am so pleased! I paint murals for part of my living too, and I thought this book might provide more ideas.Well, Ms. Whitaker's ideas are so inspirational, and I loved her artwork as well.Although I have already painted a number of murals for children's rooms, this book contained some great tips and techniques that I have not tried.All in all, it was well worth the money to me. ... Read more

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Excellent Book an Excellent service
this book arrivedin wonderful condition in the specified days.It has proved to have all the receipes I required an more.

decent
Even though it is very well illustrated.
Easier methods available
Although I liked the general layout of this book, it fell short in providing actual how-to recipes. I have had this problem with many books on the subject of faux painting. I finally did a little research on the Internet and came across Creative evolution's online "how- to's".Plenty of unique faux finish designs with how-to, step by step instructions made easy.Creative Evolution's free online tutorials can be found at www.creativeevolution.net.
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Good "Brain Food" Book
This isn't a "how to" book.. it's a picture book of examples of well designed pieces. It's great to flip through when you need a little inspiration. I find it quite useful - although I was disappointed that most of the work is dated 1996, 97, or 98 - especially for a book that is the best brochure design 2000. Other than that, it is a useful reference book for any designer, but if you're looking for a "How to Design" book, this isn't for you.

ok picture book
Fine and dandy stuff, this sizeable collection has good information, a bright layout and tasteful type, international representation, and the 411 on the stuff they use and how they figured it out... but this is a collection of 1997 designs for a book dated 2001. You can tell.

Huge & Excellent Reproduction
Very good reproduction of designs and big number of good selections. Very inspirational! ... Read more

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wonderful introduction to watercolors
This wonderful book is fundamentally academic (presents research and writings from Rudolf Steiner and Goethe; recommends poetry by Shakespeare and Wordsworth) yet warm and practical.
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Great instructional book
If you want some trompe l'oeil tips along with photographs of finished work, this is a great book.Step by step instruction of many illusions.

uninspiring
The book lacks both technical details and inspirations. Contains several basic boreing projects so meticulously drawn line after line as for to be copied. The "trompe l'oeil" title is too ambitious either. Sorry to admit but very like other books offered.
Good book but more out there
Good book but I have found a good site that offers free online tutorials for Trompe L'oeil at http://www.creativeevolution.net/school/howto.php ... Read more

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pleased
This is my second favorite choice for beginners on faux finishing.I read it cover to cover.Very detailed explanations, although the finishes are mediocre.

Over 300 color photos offer plenty of tips on how to work with different types of paint
Sharon Ross & Else Kinkead's Decorative Painting & Faux Finishes could have been featured in our 'homeowner's helpers' section but deserves mention here for its special attraction to crafters who enjoy working with paint. Over 300 color photos offer plenty of tips on how to work with different types of paint, color schemes, and how to prepare surfaces. Different methods, from ragging to antique and basic stippling and creating a parchment effect using newsprint, are covered in plenty of detail.
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Anyone can paint a floorcloth using this book
Having made several floorcloths, I was encouraging my sister to try it.I bought this book not only because it offers easy to understand step by step directions, it also makes you realize that you don't have to be an artist to create a beautiful cloth.The author's ideas are so creative, yet simple enough that anyone reading this book will be motivated to give this project a try.

First Floor Cloth Painted
I read this book from cover to cover. I am not a painter and have never attempted anything like this before. I wanted to be sure that I was getting all the information I needed to be prepared in painting my first floorcloth. This book is a must have for anyone that wants to start painting floorcloths.The information is very detailed with step by step instructions for many projects.I learned so much about the differences in canvas,paints,techniques,what different tools to have and what they can do. You must check out kathy coopers website. It's great. She has given me the confidence and the background information to enhance my skills as a crafter and artist.

Had to buy it
I got this book from my local library and read it from cover to cover.It was informative, clear and made the process managable for non-painter types (like me).I had to have the book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Decorating - Floors    4. Floor coverings    5. Floors    6. Painting    7. Rubber stamp printing    8. Rugs    9. Stencil work    10. Crafts & Hobbies / Rugs    11. Home furnishing & decoration    12. Painting & paintings    13. Rug & carpetmaking    14. STUDY NOTES - SparkNotes    15. Textile arts   

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Yarnell review Perspective
A very straght forward and very simple to understand book on perspective.Sure there are more complex and detailed books on this subject on the market, many of which are on my book shelf, but this one is great for beginners and intermediate painters.His video on perspective makes a nice companion to this book. ... Read more

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Create something wonderful--even if you are a beginner
I am relatively new to the craft of painting, but even I found Gretchen Cagle's Decorative Painting Keepsakes to be full of great "do-able" ideas.The photographs of the finished projects arebeautifully done, and give valuable examples of how your work might look. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and there are many tipson basic techniques and more advanced concepts.Most importantly, thedesigns in this book are in a variety of layouts, shapes, and colorschemes, so you can adapt them to other types of projects, such as othertypes of woodwork or even canvas. ... Read more

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DECORATIVE PAINTING BRUSHSTROKES
I have not done tole painting in a long time, I find that this book is going to help me review and practice all of the strokes that I will need to start tole painting again.
Great Book, Informative
I already do one stroke painting and found this book a great addition to what I already know.For the beginner who's never done Decorative painting, a few hands on classes and this book and you're good to go. For the artist who's already familiar with painting and strokes (although this book teaches you strokes) it's a wonderful addition full of ideas and techniques.

An outstanding presentation indeed
Painters who want a quick, photo-filled guide to brush strokes and their results will want to keep THE BRUSHSTROKE HANDBOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DECORATIVE PAINTING WITH BRUSHSTROKES close at hand. It covers different strokes, effects, placement of colors, rounds on brushes, and combinations which provide special results. Step-by-step directions tell how to recreate the clear color examples. An outstanding presentation indeed.
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The greatest book if you are a beginner !
I currently have 3 books by Lee Hammond, being "Acrylic Painting ..." one of them. The book starts with all the materials you need to start painting in this medium and using her techniques. Then the author explains the different strokes and ways of using acrylic paint.
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A master at work
This is a great book by Stephen Quiller who is a master artist in acrylic. His books explains all about how he accomplishes that with ease. For me, the impressionistic paintings are a beauty to behold and I've admired Quiller's work for years and now I know how he does it.

Dont expect to much
I should have read the reviews more carefully. The author does mostly introduce its own style. Yes, the colorwheel is useful.But most of the techniques are kind of special and in my opinion it is a matter of taste if you like to use them. As much as you might like the authors paintings - or not. What I found very nice about the book is the introduction and the thorough coverage of the media and all its 'helpers'.
Not for the beginning acrylic artist
I found this book to be very helpful in experimenting with new ideas for my paintings.However, it is not for the beginning artist.This book shows various techniques but it won't show you how to paint a picture step by step ... Read more

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Very Inspiring
Craig Nelson is right: "studies" are essential to learn painting and evolve into a good painter. It helps to get to the essence of your subject. I do not know any good painter who did not spend years painting before becoming really good.
60 Years to better paining.
Yeah, right... I read this book and was completely overwhelmed. The author thinks I can do a painting like this in 60 seconds?
Gets you started
This book is essential for those who need help in getting started painting.Craig recommends items one needs to beginsuch as paint, palette, mediums, paint colors etc.Read more

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Passable
Your porduct was passable but rather steep a price to pay for a
great book
This book is great for the begginner in acrylic painting. ... Read more

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