Graining and Marbling Book

Graining and marbling--the craft of painting materials to imitate wood and marble--has seen a considerable revival over the last decade or more, and it is now taught and applied by an increasing number of talented and innovative practitioners of the craft. This classic text, first published in 1949 and out of print for many years, has again been revised to include additional colour plates and text describing popular finishes, such as lapis lazuli, tortoiseshell, malachite, patinated gold and fossilstone marble.

The large graining section has been enhanced by replacing the descriptive ground colors with two full color plates of suggested colors aligned to the British Standard, making them easier to obtain from paint suppliers and to make up as required. A chapter on broken colour effects, including ragging, dragging, stippling, sponging and shading, is again included.