The Decorative Painter's Color Shaper Book: A Creative Guide for the Decorative Artist with Paint Brush [Paperback]

Paula DeSimone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1999

Learn to paint in a whole new way: Reach beyond brushes, rollers, and sponges to discover a world of fresh painting techniques.

This book and the Color Shaper, a new painting tool from Forsline & Starr International Ltd., are all you need to create beautiful patterns in paint. You'll find these pages packed with projects, easy-to-follow patterns, and complete instruction in the basics - for polished painting results on the very first try. Color Shaper techniques, twelve easy crafts, and recipes for making beautiful patterns, are all included in this wonderful new sourcebook.

Step-by-step instruction for decorating picture frames, boxes, lampshades, tiles, planters, placemats, candlesticks, and more.

Variations on each project - for a wide range of colorful effects.

Twenty-two "pattern recipes" to decorate whatever surfaces you choose!

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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About the Author

Paula DeSimone teaches at the Museum of Fine Arts, the Fuller Museum of Art, and the DeCordova Museum of Art, all in Massachusetts. A dedicated artist as well as author, DeSimone currently heads a certificate program in Decorative Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design, C.E. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK. "The Decorative Painter's Color Shaper Book" is a guide to creating colorful patterns on a variety of surfaces through Color Shaping techniques. This book is designed to introduce you to a new and exciting approach to decorative painting. You will be become acquainted with the Color Shaper through basic exercises and projects with easy to follow step-by-step instructions as well as pattern variations for each project. In addition, there are twenty-two patterns with applicable to projects of your choice.

A variety of surfaces are introduced through the course of twelve projects. You will create beautiful patterns on wood, metal, ceramics, canvas, and paper. These surfaces are ideal for Color Shaping and make it possible to achieve polished results. The projects outlined in each section (brass planters, metal lamps, ceramic containers, tiles, lampshades, and so on) are readily available, and unfinished woodenware can be found in arts and crafts stores. Color Sharper sizes can be substituted if you do not have the specific size that is recommended in the materials list. Although the size of stroke or motif will be different, you will still be able to create the pattern.

Unlimited possibilities will unfold as you discover the special effects of Color Shaping and translate creative thinking through technique. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books; Book and Access edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564965589
• ISBN-13: 978-1564965585
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow instructions, dazzling results, March 20, 2000

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Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Decorative Painter's Color Shaper Book (BOOK ONLY) (Paperback)

This book unlocks a great array of dazzling painting effects made easy by using color shapers, "brushes" with various size and shape rubber tips instead of bristles. The 3 color shapers that come with the book are of top quality.

I really enjoy the feel of the color shapers and the ease with which I learned to control them. They can be used to apply paint or manipulate or remove paint from a surface, creating endless possibilities.

The book starts with basic strokes then on to a wide variety of projects using different techniques & readily available materials, including metal, wood, ceramics & paper. There are some great effects by combining colors and glazes in layers.

The projects have clear instructions with color photos every step of the way. They are a springboard for more ideas. The color shapers are now among my favorite tools and I keep finding new ways to use them.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, February 25, 2002

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"leanne_bishop" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Decorative Painter's Color Shaper Book: A Creative Guide for the Decorative Artist with Paint Brush (Paperback)

I bought this book because it included the 3 shapers and I loved Paula Desimone's other book (co-authored with Pat Stewart) - Brush, Sponge, Stamp. This current publication does not compare with her earlier book.

What really irritated me was the fact that so many of the project instructions specified color shaper types and sizes that were NOT included with the book. In fact, a minimal amount of the designs actually use any of the three accompanying shapers. Surely she could have come up with ideas utilising the color shapers that were going to be sold with her book.

My suggestion is to buy 'Brush, Sponge, Stamp'; choose your favourite designs from this book and then go out and purchase the shapers you will need.