The Painted Ceiling: Over 100 Original Designs and Details [Hardcover]

Graham Rust (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

In The Painted Ceiling, Graham Rust shares his secrets for creating a wide range of painted ceilings: daytime and nighttime skies; birds and animals; cloud formations; rustic schemes featuring flower-decked trellises; trompe loeil architectural details such as plasterwork, paneling, and coffering; simple geometric patterns; and allegorial scenes in a grand manner. He also explains how to choose just the right design for the area you wish to paint.

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About the Author

Graham Rust is internationally renowned for his murals and ceiling paintings, which can be found in houses in Britain, Europe, and America. A collection of his original mural designs appears in his highly successful book, The Painted House. His drawings and paintings have been widely exhibited and special collections have been used as book illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821226894
• ISBN-13: 978-0821226896
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 10.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #501,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Graham Rust fans only, July 6, 2002

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I bought this book on the basis of some of the glowing reviews here but was very disappointed. Yes, his paintings are beautiful, BUT his advice is mainly on how he makes HIS work. There is a chapter entitled 'Practical Aspects', but it has only ONE page of actual text! The rest are more pictures of the same work.

If angels, clouds, and birds are not what you aspire to paint exclusively, then stay away from this book. If you are buying a book solely for inspiration, as I was, a better choice is a book featuring the work of many artists such as 'Trompe L'loeil' by Lynette Wrigley. If your aim though is to paint like Graham Rust, this book is it.

36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLE BEAUTIFUL, August 17, 2001

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Graham Rust is a renowned artist known internationally for his murals and ceiling paintings. This is my first chance to review his work in print, and I have to say, it was really, really hard to put the book down. I found myself reacting out loud to each piece of work as I turned pages, causing those around me to come see what it was.

What could cause such commotion you ask? It's a coffee-size hardcover with not only pictures of a finished product on a ceiling or wall, but how-to and advice for each beautiful design. Readers can expect a little of everything in Painted Ceiling. The book begins with different types of skies and goes into developing the theme, designs for smaller ceilings, and garden structures and talks about being practical, preparing the ceiling, and what to expect.

All the pictures are beautiful and each would be considered my favorite to try out, but if I had to pick one, it would be Eclipse Sky on page 27, showing the night sky with its stars and planets.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, February 6, 2002

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I bought this book to get ideas to paint my ceilings. Basically it was pretty much the same thing over and over again, with slight variations. Not at all what I was looking for!