Product Description

Donna's back with fresh new projects featuring her easy and fun one-stroke technique. Designed to ensure success even for the most basic beginner, this guide takes the guesswork out of getting started with step-by-step instructions and projects that guarantee great results right away.

As Donna demonstrates, it's all in the stroke. Following her clear, close-up photos, readers will quickly learn to master her simple brush loading techniques to create one-stroke flowers, buds, vines, fruits, leaves and more. They will then apply their new skills to 12 fabulous and functional projects, featuring a range of themes and colors. This complete guide includes:

-Projects of all kinds, from table settings and purses to floorcloths, tile trays, wall cabinets and more

-Directions for painting effectively on all surfaces, including glass, tile, china, paper, metal and wood

-The basics of good design principles, including examples and quick tips

-Techniques for lettering, candle painting, sponging, pouncing and more

This is the largest and most complete one-stroke painting guide ever. Featuring today's most popular subjects, colors and projects, it has everything crafters and painters are looking for.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #427123 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781581807066
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Donna Dewberry is without doubt the most successful and well-known decorative painter ever. She has done nine books for North Light since 1998. She is contracted through 2007 with PBS stations nationwide for her program “One-Stroke Painting with Donna Dewberry” and is also a regular presenter on the Home Shopping Network. Her designs are licensed for home décor fabrics, wallpapers, borders, stick-ons, bedding, etc. Donna’s most recent North Light books are Donna Dewberry’s Designs for Entertaining (2006) and Painting Fabulous Flowers with Donna Dewberry (2006).

Customer Reviews

All New???
I bought this book thinking I would finally learn some new techniques, such as how get a 3-D effect using one-stroke. But like most of Donna's books, there is a lot of repeated material, so "all new" is misleading. The only "new" part of the book is a few projects that you can do -- once you buy the new Plaid products required! So, there's very little to learn from in this book. And, one problem I have with Donna: her step-by-step directions on how to do things often do not lead to the finished product displayed. I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who can provide some better one-stroke instruction.

Nice variety of projects
Yes, as the 1st reviewer said you have to have some different products to do Donna's variety of projects in this book. To me, this is a very nice book that rolls several of her ideas into one book instead of having to have a separate book for each type of project like she often does. The only thing that bothers me & always has is that her pansies look like they have testicles! I never figured out where she thought they should look that weird in the front of the flower. Otherwise, this is a nice book for Donna's fans old & new alike. I always look forward to Donna's new books & products!

Donna Dewberry's One-Stroke Painting reference book
Donna Dewberry's All New Book of One-Stroke Painting is really a refernce book for beginners. I was not familiar with the One-Stroke Painting method and found the book very helpful from the baisic stroke techniques to teh actual painting on paper, murals and mailboxes. It is a great book for beginners as well as seasoned painter who like the One-Stroke method.