Priscilla Hauser's Flower Portraits

Priscilla Hauser's Flower Portraits
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 9781402734649
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Flower Portraits Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Priscilla Hauser, the First Lady of Decorative Painting, offers a bouquet of flower designs sure to please anyone who enjoys putting brush to paper. Daffodils, poppies, cabbage roses, and wisteria all bloom beautifully on canvas, with the help of worksheets that show each portion of the flower as it's painted. Instructions cover using a round or liner brush; making every single brush stroke, from commas to curlicues; choosing a palette; floating (flowing color on a surface); and easy blending. Pick one of the 12 flower projects, including tulips, lilies, geraniums, daisies, and sunflowers. Attractive mottled backgrounds enhance the focus on each flower portrait, and look wonderful on the finished and framed picture.

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-09-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780891347224
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Best known for her graceful roses and loved by thousands of student painters for her clear and enthusiastic style of teaching, Priscilla Hauser has earned a reputation as "America's First Lady of Decorative Painting." &break;&break;In this complete guide, Priscilla shows you how to paint your own beautiful roses - along with daises, lilacs, violets, poppies, irises, tulips and other lovely flowers. &break;&break;You'll find everything you need to get started: &break;Supplies. A handy guide to all the supplies you'll need for a decorative painting in oils and acrylics, including which brushes to use and how to care for them. &break;Surface Preparations and Finishes. Learn how to properly prepare wood, metal, fabric and other surfaces for your decorative painting. Plus, you'll find easy techniques for creating fabulous finishes such as antiquing and crackling. &break;The Basics. Practice these fundamental skills - from basic brushstrokes to blending - and you'll be painting flowers in no time! &break;&break;Watch your brushstrokes bloom in 22 flower painting projects! Starting with simple patterns and techniques and progressing to more challenging ones, these projects will show you how to paint an assortment of leaves and flowers. Priscilla includes paint-along worksheets for practice; patterns for you to copy; step-by-step photos and instructions; photos of the finishes pieces' and lots of ideas for using your painted flowers to decorate an endless variety of surfaces. &break;&break;Whether you're a total beginner or an experienced painting, Priscilla's techniques and patters will help you fill your home (and friends' homes!) with the ever-fresh beauty of painted flowers.

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN: 1402753861
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Provides information on using and transferring patterns; choosing supplies; and mastering techniques such as shading and highlighting, blending, changing colours and finishing the piece. This book also covers preparing and painting on different surfaces, from glass and fabric to wood and metal.

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781402714764
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Book of Painting Patterns Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The queen of decorative painting provides more than 200 of her most striking patterns. It's a goldmine...and there's still more, because Priscilla supplies plenty of information on using and transferring the patterns; choosing supplies and mastering such techniques as shading and highlighting, blending, changing colors, and finishing the piece. She also covers preparing and painting on different surfaces, from glass and fabric to wood and metal. Finally, each pattern is painted by Priscilla in color, to inspire painters.

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781402714771
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Priscilla Hauser--the "First Lady of Decorative Painting,"--can teach anyone to paint, and for those who can't take her sellout classes, this on-the-page workshop is the next best thing. Anyone who has ever fantasized about having the skills to paint beautiful decorative home projects, can now make those dreams come true. Priscilla Hauser has successfully developed a technique that allows novices to learn her charming style, effortlessly. Hauser begins by teaching the most basic brush strokes, and uses them to build a basecoat to shade and highlight until a lusciously executed design emerges. Nothing could be simpler, or less intimidating. She discusses preparing the surface, brush loading and double-loading, undercoating, stripping, washes, and other effects, and provides plenty of helpful worksheets. There are also some quick tricks presented for creating intriguing background finishes. Beginners will quickly and confidently master such projects as bright sunflowers and daisies on a watering can, lemons on tableware, a bird-embellished frame, and a butterfly-covered candle lantern.

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Acrylic painting
ISBN: 1402753896
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Anyone who has ever fantasized about having the skills to paint beautiful decorative home projects, can now make those dreams come true. Priscilla Hauser has successfully developed a technique that allows novices to learn her charming style, effortlessly. Hauser begins by teaching the most basic brush strokes, and how to use them to build a basecoat to shade and highlight until a lusciously executed design emerges. Nothing could be simpler, or less intimidating. She discusses preparing the surface, brush loading and double-loading, undercoating, stripping, washes, and other effects, and provides plenty of helpful worksheets plus quick tricks for creating intriguing background finishes. Beginners will quickly and confidently master such projects as bright sunflowers and daisies on a watering can, lemons on tableware, a bird-embellished frame, and a butterfly-covered candle lantern.

Tole Painting

Tole Painting
Author: Pat Oxenford
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2008-09-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0811740862
GET BOOK

Download Tole Painting Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Tole painting refers to decorative floral designs applied to tinware, traditionally on trays, coffeepots, teapots, cups, mugs, canisters, document boxes, and match safes. In this book, acclaimed painter Pat Oxenford provides guidance on the tools and materials needed to get started, tips on preparing tin for painting, and techniques for pulling the basic strokes that are the foundation for creating designs. Step-by-step photographs and detailed directions are included for using the strokes to create a variety of folk-art flowers and then several complete projects. A gallery of painted tinware offers inspiration.

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Secrets

Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Secrets
Author: Priscilla Hauser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2003
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781402706073
GET BOOK

Download Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Secrets Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

No one has taught more people decorative painting than Hauser, whose first book on the subject sold more than a million copies. This lovely, personal introduction to the basics of capturing flowers features handwritten pages with her reflections, worksheets for each project and brush stroke, patterns, and a photographic breakdown of all the necessary skills.

Tole-Painted Outdoor Projects

Tole-Painted Outdoor Projects
Author: Areta Bingham
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Garden ornaments and furniture
ISBN: 9780806947358
GET BOOK

Download Tole-Painted Outdoor Projects Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

"A more than credible job of presenting both the basics as well as a 19-project gallery of outdoor items. Each project features directions as well as worksheets on various design parts. The projects include chairs, tables, fountains, stepping stones and rocks, candleholders, planter boxes, and a watering can. Paint conversion chart...metric conversion chart."--"Booklist." "A must-have for your book collections!"--"Tole World."