Fresco Painting for Home and Garden Book

Try this ancient way to bring a blank wall to life! From a charming outdoor garden niche design to a wildlife tiger mural for your living-room wall, see how to use a wide range of techniques, from basic painting to trompe l'oeil, and from raised modeling to gilding. Using natural, time-tested ingredients such as lime putty, sand, and organic pigments, draw your inspiration from both classical and contemporary sources. The hundreds of detailed photos of each step will make your learning process easy. And the design choices will delight your imagination.