Decorative Gilding: A Practical Guide

Sloan, Annie

ISBN 10: 0895778793 / ISBN 13: 9780895778796

Verlag: Readers Digest, 1996

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers U13M-00101

Inhaltsangabe:

With her clear, easy-to-follow style and step-by-step instructional photos, Annie Sloan shows how you can master the art of gilding and bring brightness, sparkle, and light to any room in your home. In Annie Sloan Decorative Gilding, you'll learn how to revamp old furniture, add an elegant touch to plain modern pieces, and change the look of an entire wall - even if you have no previous gilding experience.
In the first part of the book, "Using Metal Leaf," Annie Sloan demonstrates how to apply loose and transfer metal leaf to flat and raised surfaces, and then takes you through a wide range of decorative effects, including hand painting onto metal leaf, creating paint effects on leaf, distressing it with steelwool, and using spirit dyes and chemicals to make patterns in the leaf.
In the next section, "Using Bronze Powders," the author shows how bronze powders - traditionally dusted onto gold size to create a shiny, metallic effect - can be used with stencils or wax, or added to varnish to make an inexpensive, fun paint.
For each of the techniques featured in this book you'll find a list of necessary tools and materials, clear-step-by-step instructions, practical tips on what to do if things go wrong, and countless ideas on how to apply your new-found gilding skills to embellish objects and surfaces throughout your home.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Decorative Gilding: A Practical Guide
Verlag: Readers Digest
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag