Painting Murals: Images, Ideas, and Techniques [Hardcover]

Patricia Seligman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1988

Painting Murals demonstrates how to create your own murals, large or small, not only on walls and ceilings, but also on other surfaces, such as floors, shutters and screens. All the practical aspects of painting murals - materials, equipment, preparing the surface, choosing a subject and style and how to transfer your design - are covered in the first part of the book. This is followed by eight special projects, illustrated step-by-step with full-colour photographs, taken from design to completion. Anyone who has yearned to paint a mural in their home - perhaps in the bathroom, in a child's room or on a garden wall - but never quite had the confidence to carry it out will find Painting Murals to be an indispensible source of information and inspiration.

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About the Author

Patricia Seligman has a degree in History of Art from London University. As a freelance editor she worked on a number of magazines, including The World of Interiors. She is married to the artist Lincoln Seligman. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891342656
• ISBN-13: 978-0891342656
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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116 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A+ addition for Beginner and Pro Faux painter, March 22, 2000

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Jude Lobe (Mebane, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Murals: Images, Ideas, and Techniques (Hardcover)

Alot of inspiration for faux painters w/how-to introduction for beginners. Discusses composition, hightlights, shadows, perspective and how to transfer large scale drawings. Sets out several projects and gives you materials list, and instructions to complete projects. Also includes a multitude of pictures for ideas. I used this book when I began and still use it for inspiration. I also give to my clients to look through for ideas. Although it mainly discusses interior murals, it does have a chapter that takes you through execution of an exterior mural & several ext. mural ideas. The only fault: Doesn't talk about finishing or sealing, or whether it's needed, but still a keeper.

36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, March 15, 2000

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This review is from: Painting Murals: Images, Ideas, and Techniques (Hardcover)

I found this to be a very inspiring and informative book. The former reviewer gave it 3 stars because it does not have enough info on exterior mural painting. That was a little harsh. It covers interior painting and general mural painting very well.

64 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay for indoor work if you need ideas, July 7, 1999

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Rowan Fairgrove (San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Murals: Images, Ideas, and Techniques (Hardcover)

My position - I'm looking for how-tos on exterior mural painting. This isn't it. It does have good advice for a novice thinking of brightening a room or nursery with art. There is a need for that - but the glowing review already posted made me hope it would serve my needs. I'm just providing a counterpoint.