Author: Phoebe Cornog Publisher: Storey Publishing ISBN: 1635862779 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 209
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This DIY book teaches wall painting techniques for the creative home-dec enthusiast who wants to create colorful graphic and wallpaper-like designs, including lettering, geometrics, marbling, and more.
Author: Suzanne Whitaker Publisher: North Light Books ISBN: 9781581808056 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 128
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Paint Imaginative Murals Especially for Kids!Transform an ordinary room into a playground of imagination. Creative Kids' Murals You Can Paint blends inspiration with instruction so you can create the perfect mural for every special child you know. More than 50 whimsical wall paintings by author and children's muralist, Suzanne Whitaker, offer you a range of unique ideas, themes and color combinations, complete with 32 step-by-step demonstrations that make these murals easy and fun to recreate on your own walls. All the guidance you need is in this book, including: Start-to-finish steps for painting kids' favorites like a castle, Mother Goose characters, sports paraphernalia, bunnies, dog and cat, letters, numbers and much more Clear instruction for choosing materials, performing basic techniques, preparing surfaces, selecting colors and creating customized compositions Several theme-based galleries of additional designs for extra inspiration You can paint murals exactly as they're shown or use them as a jumping off point to design your own. These step-by-step demos allow you to mix and match mural components to suit you and your child's preferences. Wow your family and friends! With this guide, you really can paint creative kids' murals.
Author: Melanie O'Kane Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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"DIY Wall Art Mastery" is not merely a guide-it's an invitation to the vibrant world of do-it-yourself artistry. Designed to ignite the imagination and foster a deep sense of personal accomplishment, this book becomes your journey from bare walls to personalized masterpieces. It delves into the transformative power of DIY wall art and provides a comprehensive guide for those eager to adorn their spaces uniquely. Introduction: The Transformative Power of DIY Wall Art - Every room tells a story, and with DIY artistry, that story becomes a personal narrative. Understand the depth of DIY projects, not as mere home improvements, but as a journey of self-expression. This chapter introduces you to the world of DIY wall art, emphasizing the unique touch personal projects bring and offering a glimpse of the techniques and materials explored in the subsequent pages. The Basics of DIY Wall Art: Dive into the foundation of DIY with insights into essential tools and materials. Learn about creating the ideal workspace that nurtures creativity. Acquaint yourself with safety protocols, ensuring your DIY endeavors remain both fun and secure. Understanding Wall Spaces: A masterpiece requires a perfect canvas. Learn to assess and measure wall spaces, choosing the right decor for varying room themes and vibes. Delve deeper into the influence of color theory on mood DIY Canvas Art Projects: Canvas is more than fabric-it's a realm of possibilities. Unlock the secrets of abstract paint pours, stencil art, and the mesmerizing world of mixed media canvases. Watch your walls come alive with art that's both personal and profound. Upcycled and Repurposed Wall Art: Sustainability meets style. Discover the art of transforming old window frames, reclaimed wood, and repurposed metal items into wall features that are both eco-friendly and chic. Paper and Fabric Wall Art: Experience the tactile pleasure of crafting with paper and fabric. Construct 3D wall installations, experiment with fabric wall hangings, or master the timeless craft of macramé. Breath-taking and personal. Wall Murals and Large-Scale Art: Go big and bold. Understand mural planning and design, learn the intricacies of wall decals, and uncover paint techniques that transform vast wall spaces into captivating art pieces. Sculptural Wall Art and Installations: Dive into the third dimension. Craft wall installations that stand out-literally marrying art and architecture, design and depth. Functional Wall Decor: Merge utility with beauty. Design DIY wall shelves with flair, explore artistic keyholder designs, and create coat hooks and hangers that are both functional and fashionable. Incorporating Natural Elements: Bring the outdoors in. Delve into the serene beauty of nature-inspired wall art. Whether it's crafting with driftwood, designing with pebbles, or creating vertical planters that double as wall art. Lighting and Wall Art Synergy: Illuminate your artistry, both metaphorically and literally. Discover DIY projects that combine light and design, play with fairy lights, and craft neon and LED displays that transform spaces from mundane to magical. Finishing Touches: It's all in the details. Learn the art of framing, understand the importance of protective coatings, and glean tips on updating wall art with changing seasons and trends. Showcase: Real-life DIY Wall Art Transformations: Get invaluable tips for showcasing your projects on social media. "DIY Wall Art Mastery" is more than just a book-it's a canvas waiting for readers to paint their stories. Whether a novice DIYer or a seasoned crafter, this guide promises transformation-not just of walls, but of spaces and spirits. Dive in and let creativity flow. Your masterpiece awaits!
Author: Morgan Bricca Publisher: ISBN: 9780578784786 Category : Languages : en Pages : 136
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Are you ready to try your hand at painting a mural? Have you wondered how to find clients who will pay you to paint? In this handbook you will learn how to: Find clients Develop a site-specific design Select the right materials Block in a mural Build an art business that is sustainable and fun Mural art is exploding. It has leapfrogged over its traditionally circumspect reputation by the "art establishment" into a full-blown renaissance for the medium. The current popularity of mural art is fueled by grassroots political activism and community placemaking, as well as increased demand for eye-catching photos on social media, including "selfie moments" and one-of-a-kind interior design. The Mural Artist's Handbook is a "nuts and bolts" guide on how to paint a mural for anyone wanting to jump in on the current mural art trend. Morgan draws on her 20-year career as a mural artist to lay bare the "Wild West" of mural art. This handbook provides detailed project considerations for a variety of clients, including residential, schools, commercial, and publicly-funded mural projects. This handbook also unlocks the mystery of how to find steady, paid work as a mural artist so that artists can spend the best hours of their days, week after week, building mastery in the craft of painting murals.
Author: Clara Wilkinson Publisher: David and Charles ISBN: 144638182X Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 225
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This practical guide to mural painting explains all the key techniques and design styles you need so that you can get creative in your own home and start 'unsaming' your walls. Murals are a fantastic way to breathe new life into an interior or exterior space. Mural painting is perfect for creating a particular theme in a room, livening up a boring corner of your home and personalising a child's bedroom with their favourite characters. It can also be used to spruce up corridors, hallways and stairwells and other areas of our homes which often get forgotten about. This practical guide to mural painting explains all the essential techniques for getting started including what kind of paints and brushes to use, how to work on various wall surfaces and how to prepare the surface area before painting in order to get the best results. Authors Clara Wilkinson and Mary West, outline the practicalities you need to consider when you are planning a mural such as how much light the area receives and how will it fit in the desired space. They also look at where to find inspiration sources, how to use colour in your work and how different styles of painting suit certain locations. One of the most challenging elements to creating a mural is how to transfer your ideas from paper onto a wall or ceiling and how to ‘scale up’ the design. The authors explore various techniques for transferring mural designs including the traditional grid method and their own innovative ‘doodle grid’ method. Murals offer an exciting opportunity to try out different styles of painting: abstract graphic, painterly and linear are all styles that are looked at in this collection. These painting techniques are explored using step-by-step photography and there is advice on how to combine different techniques to create stunning results. The authors take us on a tour of some of their most exciting wall art and murals and explain, using step-by-step instructions and photography, how you can achieve similar results by either using their design templates or learning how to create your own. Each of these projects is based on a particular theme including Chinoisserie, graphic botanical, celestial, tropical jungle, linear abstract, florals and a painterly abstract design. Just choose your favourite and get started!
Author: Andrea Ehrhardt Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The overall purpose of this book is to relay the wisdom I have gained over the years relating to making money with art. The focus will be on murals because that is the artistic path I have walked and the subject I know most about. However, this is not a book to teach you how to paint murals but rather one that can teach you how to make money with an oversized paint brush. The majority of this book can relate to anyone building any type of art business. It is my pleasure to share my strategies for gaining new customers through a variety of methods, including social media. Come with me as I share with you the mental shifts and mistakes I had to make, there were a lot of them, along the way to open myself up for success in the art industry. While all of our journeys are destined to be different, I want to help you speed up the process of reaching success and finally making a living doing what you truly love to do.
Author: Julian Barnes Publisher: Random House Canada ISBN: 0307360830 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 162
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Winner of the 2011 Booker Prize and #1 international bestseller, The Sense of an Ending is a masterpiece. The story of a man coming to terms with the mutable past, Julian Barnes's award-winning novel is laced with his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. It is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they swore to stay friends forever. Until Adrian's life took a turn into tragedy, and all of them, especially Tony, moved on and did their best to forget. Now Tony is in middle age. He's had a career and a marriage, a calm divorce. He gets along nicely, he thinks, with his one child, a daughter, and even with his ex-wife. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove. The unexpected bequest conveyed by that letter leads Tony on a dogged search through a past suddenly turned murky. And how do you carry on, contentedly, when events conspire to upset all your vaunted truths?
Author: Kim Golombisky Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1351668765 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 612
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White Space Is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout guide that introduces concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communication across a variety of formats—from web to print. Sections on Gestalt theory, color theory, and WET layout are expanded to offer more in-depth content on those topics. This new edition features new covering current trends in web design—Mobile-first, UI/UX design, and web typography—and how they affect a designer’s approach to a project. The entire book will receive an update using new examples and images that show a more diverse set of graphics that go beyond print and web and focus on tablet, mobile and advertising designs.
Author: Gail E. McCauley Publisher: ISBN: Category : House painting Languages : en Pages : 128
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"Shows how to create the stylish paint effects constantly featured on home shows and in magazines. Choose from decorative techniques, geometric designs, faux finishes, and trendy wall embellishments"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Phoebe Cornog
Author: Suzanne Whitaker
Author: Melanie O'Kane
Author: Morgan Bricca
Author: Clara Wilkinson
Author: Andrea Ehrhardt
Author: Julian Barnes
Author: Kim Golombisky
Author: Gail E. McCauley
Author: Sacha Cohen