Painting Gilded Florals and Fruits (Decorative Painting)
Baer assures readers that they can master step-by-step techniques for enhancing their fruit and floral subjects--the bread and butter of so many still lifes--with rich metallic and variegated accents. By following the 13 full-color acrylic demonstrations of such projects as ornaments, trays, and compotes, readers will gain instruction in using contemporary media to achieve the richly gilded effects found in European decorative painting from past centuries. Once oriented to the somewhat specialized brushes and paints needed, Baer moves directly to preparing the surface, stenciling, then gilding and leafing, providing a full-size table summarizing the strengths, weaknesses, and cost comparisons of six leafing materials, from genuine 24-karat gold (nontarnishing but expensive) to aluminum leaf (economical but "lacks richness and warmth").Whitney ScottCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved