Decorative Painting Basics - Decorative Painting Basics, January 2005

Decorative Painting Basics, January 2005

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Learn a New Medium
Get Started in Watercolor
Learn all the ins and outs to get the best results in this medium.
By Susan Scheewe Brown

It's in the Bag
Use basic watercolor skills to paint a make-your-own gift bag.
By Bonnie J. Frederico

Get Started in Oils
Everything you need to know about this timeless medium.
By Sherry C. Nelson

A Tulip for the First-Time Oil Painter
Walk step by step through the painting of this floral favorite.
By Sherry C. Nelson

Step by Step—-Acrylics
Jingle bells in four easy steps.
By Elizabeth Hayes-Pruitt

Holiday Extra!
Capture the Season
A tin pail is a charming surface for a fun, folksy snowman.
By Pam Grady

A Winter's Eve
Adorn a tin planter with a serene snow scene.
By Lynne Deptula

Card Critters
Create unique parchment paper cards to send season's greetings.
By Peggy Harris

A Touch of Glass
Dress up glass ball ornaments with simple, seasonal designs.
By Arlene Swiatek Gillen

Surfaces Galore
White Rose Wedding
Turn basic strokes into roses to make extra-special invitations.
By Priscilla Hauser

Fun in the Sun
Specialty paints make it easy to decorate a glazed ceramic pitcher.
By Tanya Vallières

Crafty Candlesticks
Turn unfinished wood into bright, colorful candlesticks.
By Tera Leigh

Stunning Strokework
Mum's the Word
Easy, One Stroke flowers add elegance to a set of bowls.
By Donna Dewberry

Check it Out
Paint easy stroke roses to create place settings with pizzazz.
By Gigi Wright

Feeling Blue
Use simple-stroke flowers to create a one-of-a-kind coaster set.
By Lynne Deptula

Special Help
21 Tips for Beginning Painters
Learn painting secrets from the pros and make fewer mistakes.

Prep School
How to prepare virtually any surface for painting.

Lowdown on the Lingo
Puzzled by terminology? Consult our painter's glossary.

Starter Strokes
Your complete guide to the building blocks of painting.

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