A revised and updated edition of the original, best-selling guide to painted finishes Clearly written and easy to follow, with applications for floors, walls, and furniture, Paint Magic includes: • Step-by-step photographs and drawings, in color and black and white, of the different techniques covered • Full instructions for mixing your own colors and glazes (or you can use store-bought paint) • A detailed guide to brushes and types of paint With splendid new photography and four new techniques, Paint Magic will inspire you to tackle a whole host of traditional techniques: antiquing • bambooing • bleaching • colorwashing • combing • decorative painting • dragging dyeing • gilding • graining • graphiting • japanning • lacquering • lining • marbling • porphyry • ragging • rag-rolling • rubber stamping • rubbing • spattering • sponging • staining • stenciling • stippling • tortoiseshelling • trompe l'oeil • vinegar painting