Trompe L'Oeil: Panels and Panoramas (Norton Book for Architects and Designers (Hardcover))

About this book

From the coauthor of the best-selling Handbook of Painted Decoration comes this advanced exploration of trompe loeil art and technique. Trompe LOeil Panels and Panoramas is a treasury of stunning designs ideal for interior designers and their clients artists seeking inspiration or for those simply wishing to copy the images themselves as the author invites readers to do. (A CD-ROM containing the designs is included for easy transfer and resizing of the designs.) Step-by-step sketches and carefully selected details of the finished pieces provide an effective demonstration tool allowing artists to both refine their skills and acquire new techniques to enhance their repertoire. In compositions encompassing classical and fantasy landscape and architecture as well as flora fauna and the human figure Gugan demonstrates the successful execution of elegant wood marble drapery and natural and figurative motifs for decorative panels and panoramic murals. Through the thoughtful integration of fine French methods and traditions with contemporary style and innovation Trompe LOeil Panels and Panoramas is an ideal instruction manual and a useful reference tool for anyone working in interior design and decoration. CD-ROM includes easy-to-use screen-resolution TIFF files of every trompe-loeil painting. 300 color illustrations