Enjoy your own personal decorative painting workshop with the world-recognized master of the form. Through her media appearances and seminars, Priscilla Hauser has become the craft's ambassador and a much sought-after teacher. If you don't have five days to attend her class, do the book version of her "quick-fix" program at your convenience. Try Hauser's unique approach to brush strokes and proper preparation of surfaces, and learn her distinctive pen-and-ink and fabric painting techniques. Then you're ready for 14 charming projects that take just a few hours to complete, including Fish on a Tin Tub, Sunflowers Coat Rack, Blueberries Ensemble, Garden Window, Ladybug Garden Set, Seashells Headboard, Leaf Bordered Picture Frame, and Woodland Ferns Table. A Main Selection of the Crafter's Choice Book Club.
Priscilla Hauser although a very talented painter with many years of experience, is still able to put herself in the position of the beginner. Each technique or preparation is fully explained in easy to understand terms. The basis for folk art painting or tole painting is mastering different paint strokes to enable the painter to achieve the desired results quickly and effeciently, and these strokes are demonstrated and explained fully. The author also includes photos of what an inaccurate stroke would look like.The best part is the patterns and step by step instructions that will excite the beginner and entice them into trying the world of painting!!This book is an excellent reference and teaching guide that even the most timid of beginners could feel confident they would achieve a measure of success immediately!!! Of course as with all things, the individuals style of painting will change and develop as they practice their skills, but when they look back they will always prize this book that guided them so well!!
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