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Decorative Painting: A Reference Guide
Decorative painting is appealing to people of all interests for many reasons. Whether it’s a soothing hobby, a way to personalize your home or create gifts from the heart, decorative painting is here to stay. Here, you will find a list of some of our best painting resources. Several links will connect you to color charts, paintbrush care, sealers and varnishes and much more.
Everything You Want to Know About Paint-Part 1: Paints
Learn what paint products we offer work best on what surfaces, glass, metals and plastics. Expand your knowledge of FolkArt® Acrylic Colors, Artists' Pigments, Glass & Tile Mediums and Textile Mediums. Also, Apple Barrel Colors® and Gloss are explored and more.
Everything You Want to Know About Paint-Part 2: Surfaces
After reading Part 1: Paints, now let's look at the types of surfaces. Wood, Fabrics, Glass and Paper are just a few of the surfaces explored.
FolkArt® Outdoor™ Supplies for Decorative Painting
FolkArt® Outdoor™ Paints have been specially formulated to withstand the wear and tear of outdoor use. FolkArt® Outdoor Flow Medium thins paint for stroke work or double loading for shading. FolkArt Outdoor paints work beautifully with traditional FolkArt One Stroke paintbrushes.
Get Creative with Decorative Painting
Explore the variety of techniques available to expand your repertoire in painting. Learn about decorative painting techniques. Find out about the best surfaces for certain paints and what results you should have. The sky is the limit.
Applying that Finishing Touch
It's finally complete - the beautiful painted piece you've been working on for so long. But now you face the question - what kind of finish or sealer should you use? With so many types of sealers and finishes available it can often be a bit difficult to decide on which one is right for your project. Click title to find out more.
FolkArt® Color Charts
Now, a list of FolkArt® Acrylic Colors paints so that you can complete your collection. You have three different ways to view it: Chromatic Order, By Item Number or Alphabetically. Click title to find out more.
A Paint of a Different Color
Have you ever wondered how we come up with all the different colors of FolkArt? Many are traditional artist colors and others have been developed in the lab, while our artists have requested even more. Our paint team has discovered that they were mixing the same paints over and over again to achieve many of their favorite colors. Now, we have taken this information and developed six new Artists' Pigments.
Society of Decorative Painters
With more than 27,000 members worldwide, the Society of Decorative Painters (SDP) boasts an ever-growing family of painters, with a wide variety of interests. Organized in 1972 as the National Society of Tole and Decorative Painters, SDP aimed to stimulate worldwide interest in and appreciation for decorative painting; recognize the diversity of the art form; and serve as a resource center for all things decorative painting.
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