Decorative Materials and Techniques

Natalia Zhukova, a renowned decorative artist, presents an encyclopedia that will introduce the reader to modern decorative techniques and materials in a very accessible yet thorough manner. By applying them separately or in combination, you can achieve the most seemingly impossible effects, transforming an ordinary object into a piece of antique luxury and a collector's desire. Gilding, aging, brushing, waxing, faux fresco, patination – this is not a complete list of techniques dedicated to individual chapters of this book. You will learn absolutely everything about materials and tools from another chapter, and you will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in practice and admire YOUR result by completing the workshops gathered in the concluding chapter.