Professional Painted Finishes; A Guide to the Art and Business of Decorative Painting

New York: Watson-Guptill, 2008. Softcover. New. Photography by Nick Simone. The authors - wife, husband, and son - are highly accomplished conservators and restorers. Their restorations can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, among others. The content includes more than 55 glazing, marbling, and graining effects, and how to select among them. It includes step by step instruction on techniques as well as development of your own finishes. The book also addresses the business end of the profession, with guidance on working with clients, preparing and presenting samples, and executing the entire job process. The authors spared no expense on this book - over 500 hundred full color illustrations and charts are included. A glossary and list of suppliers rounds out the contents. See photos of the interesting processes in sample finishes.

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The authors - wife, husband, and son - are highly accomplished conservators and restorers. Their restorations can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, among others. The content includes more than 55 glazing, marbling, and graining effects, and how to select among them. It includes step by step instruction on techniques as well as development of your own finishes. The book also addresses the business end of the profession, with guidance on working with clients, preparing and presenting samples, and executing the entire job process. The authors spared no expense on this book - over 500 hundred full color illustrations and charts are included. A glossary and list of suppliers rounds out the contents. See photos of the interesting processes in sample finishes.

ABEDESC
The authors - wife, husband, and son - are highly accomplished conservators and restorers. Their restorations can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, among others. The content includes more than 55 glazing, marbling, and graining effects, and how to select among them. It includes step by step instruction on techniques as well as development of your own finishes. The book also addresses the business end of the profession, with guidance on working with clients, preparing and presenting samples, and executing the entire job process. The authors spared no expense on this book - over 500 hundred full color illustrations and charts are included. A glossary and list of suppliers rounds out the contents. See photos of the interesting processes in sample finishes.