Personalise your room using original and dynamic paint effects. Trompe l’Oeil Interiors gives step-by-step instructions for creating achievable murals and trompe l’oeils. This guide has plenty of ideas, techniques, projects and variations for every artist, whether it is painting simple ivy leaves on a kitchen window sill or turning a whole room into a showcase of illusionist painting. Each project, from the simplistic to the more challenging, combines key elements of trompe l’oeil style to produce a finished feature with impact. You’ll find:
Detailed step-by-step projects including a variety of subjects -from stonework and animals to still life and nature scenes.
Guidance on basics such as choosing a location and preparing a surface.
Insider tips and techniques from an internationally renowned professional.
Creative ideas for discovering inspiration and adapting a design to suit your own environment and decor.
Trompe l’oeil - literally "trick the eye"describes a painting that deceives. You think you see a real object when in reality you are viewing a two-dimensional representation. This style of painting has a rich history with roots going back to antiquity. Apart from their decorative function, trompe l’oeils are often intended to be humorous or astonishing, and one well-known story depicts apprentices who would paint coins on the floor of Rembrandt’s studio for the pleasure of watching him try to pick them up!
More than just a visual joke, however, these "tricks" can be used in interiors to enhance a dull corner or transform four walls into a room with a view. Trompe l’Oeil Interiors provides a guide for using murals and illusionist effects, with a focus on domesticscale painting. Large colour photographs and illustrated step-by-step instructions offer design ideas and inspiration.
Gain an understanding of the basic principles and materials necessary to embark on your own trompe l’oeil masterpiece.
INTRODUCTION
MURALS AND THE ART OF ILLUSION
GETTING STARTED
CREATING ILLUSIONS
ELEMENTS
PROJECTS
INDEX
CREDITS
