Product Description

Trompe l'oeil murals can turn even the most drab room into a beautiful work of art as enchanting as it is convincing and realistic. Now readers can learn how to capture that magic with The Art of Trompe l'oeil Murals.

Master muralist Yves Lanthier has decorated the homes of celebrities with his breathtakingly true-to-life paintings, but readers don't have to be rich or famous to benefit from his expertise. Step-by-step illustrations let readers watch as Lanthier's work comes alive, and will inspire them to create lush, highly sophisticated murals of their own using simple elements.

Seeing is believing, and this is one book readers won't want to take their eyes off of!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #391125 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781581805529
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Yves Lanthier is a muralist specializing in hand-painted, custom-designed murals. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

Customer Reviews

Designer
This is a very nice coffee table book, and for a beginning art novice there are some "secrets". But, for artist with general high school level education this is little more than a nice picture book.
There is no discounting Yves Lanthier's skill or excellent creative ability but the few tips he gives are not for creating the Trompe L'oeil ceilings he exhibits in the book. Rather he shows simple stone / marble technique, a basic wall effect and basic light shading in the last fifteen pages of the book.
This is not a book the speaks to basic line and eye illusion of ceiling depth which I was looking for.

Not Impressed...
I ordered this book, hoping to gain insight into the "art of trompe l' oeil" as suggested by the title. Instead I found myself bored with a book full of the same looking gaudy murals and images, with the same drab earthy palettes for each one. The "how to's" and I use that phrase lightly, are nearly nonexistence, except for the last 15 pages - which basically demonstrate the same faux stone relief technique, only using different motifs. I found this very useless! It almost feels as if the "how to's" were an after thought, or thrown in to fill the pages. Purchasing this book, with the understanding of it being a "how to", instructional guide to trompe l'oeil painting - I found it extremely dissapointing! Though the artist's work is OK, there was nothing new revealed here that isn't thoroughly covered in Grahm Rust's marvelous books, which I highly reccomend. Rust is an obvious matured muralist who graciously reveals his inspirations and knowledge on the subject with elegance.

great book
This is a great book for those are interested in the pictures of the artwork. The artist has written this, and I found it a pleasure to read, as he doesnt take himself seriously like some others.
Book shows his Trompe paintings in some of the most glamorous homes in the U.S, so if you want inspiration for the middle class home, this may not be the best book for you (unless you have arched hallways and domes in your entrance foyer!) Most of the art is Marble and Stone looking work, as well as ornate plasters and a few landscape scenes. Also there are a couple of before and after shots.
There are four little easy to follow tutorials at the end for those inspired. A great coffee table book!