Product Description

Beautiful brushstrokes step by step!

This is the one! The Brushstroke Handbook is your complete reference for mastering more than 50 fabulous strokes. Inside you'll find visual, step-by-step instruction divided into two sections that detail techniques for working with both round and flat brushes in acrylics. The lay-flat spiral binding makes it easy to quickly flip through and find the stroke you want, featuring a range of comma strokes, pressure strokes, fan strokes, teardrop strokes, scroll strokes and much more.

From the very basics of supplies and techniques to more in-depth guidance for creating unique compositions, this guide offers everything you need to build confidence, have fun and paint successfully--whether you're a beginner or a more experienced decorative painter. This comprehensive guide includes:

• Quick-reference photos for finding the right stroke, fast
• Step-by-step stroke instructions that actually build a little painting with every lesson
• Easy-to-follow worksheets for combining strokes to make complete flowers, birds, butterflies, lace, ribbons and more
• 20 fresh and pretty borders painted with round and flat brushes
• Two sections highlighting common mistakes and how to fix them

Plus, this guide offers a bonus section that shows you how to create six gorgeous compositions that feature today's most popular colors and stroke styles. It's all here! The Brushstroke Handbook gives you everything you need to master every stroke and explore a range of decorative painting possibilities. It's the one reference you'll want to have handy for virtually every project.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37083 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781581807820
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Maureen McNaughton is a successful artist, author and teacher known worldwide for her beautiful strokework. A 30-plus year veteran of the decorative painting world, she's created more than 100 pattern packets and 4 instructional videos. Maureen lives in Ontario, Canada.

Customer Reviews

Great Book, Informative
I already do one stroke painting and found this book a great addition to what I already know. For the beginner who's never done Decorative painting, a few hands on classes and this book and you're good to go. For the artist who's already familiar with painting and strokes (although this book teaches you strokes) it's a wonderful addition full of ideas and techniques.

The Brushstroke Handbook: the ultimate guide to decorative painting brushstrokes
This beautifully illustrated book covers the basics such as materials and brush loading etc (Maureen paints with two colours on the brush). She covers round and flat brushes and shows the brushstrokes in detail and how they can be used. There is a section showing some common mistakes and how to avoid these, as well as sections on borders and floral compositions (with patterns). I liked the clear text, illustrations and the spiral binding of the book which allowed it to lay flat while working through the "lessons". The book is a good guide for those with some painting experience and is an excellent reference book.

An outstanding presentation indeed
Painters who want a quick, photo-filled guide to brush strokes and their results will want to keep THE BRUSHSTROKE HANDBOOK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DECORATIVE PAINTING WITH BRUSHSTROKES close at hand. It covers different strokes, effects, placement of colors, rounds on brushes, and combinations which provide special results. Step-by-step directions tell how to recreate the clear color examples. An outstanding presentation indeed.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch