The Complete Guide To Painting And Decorating Porcelain

Beautifully illustrated, this guide for both beginners and advanced painters shows step-by-step that anyone can paint if they really want to, and provides guidance every step of the way. The author covers all spheres of porcelain decoration, whether it's flowers or fruit, cats or landscapes, portraits or designs. She shows clearly how to work with many materials and techniques, including mineral oxides, gold and silver, raised paste, lusters, grounding, and the kiln. Porcelain painting since 1970, her vast knowledge and practical experience is packed within the pages, making gorgeous ceramics something even amateurs can enjoy creating.

A step-by-step manual for painting and decorating your home.

This comprehensive guide to porcelain painting is perfect for both beginners and advanced artists. With step-by-step instructions and beautiful illustrations, Whiteford teaches you everything you need to know to create stunning porcelain pieces. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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