If you sliced a flute in half, lengthwise, you basically have the shape of fluting. This shallow, concave, repeat vertical pattern is found on columns, pilasters, and millwork. Painting the illusion of fluting on a flat surface, using trompe l’oeil techniques, is a challenging exercise. The soft shadow placement demands a good understanding of how […]
Archives for July 2013
My Tokyo Salon participant panel
July 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
For the International Salon event in Tokyo (May 2013), I painted this panel for the “East meets West” theme. For the “West”, I cheated a little and used a previously painted panel. I used the inner portion to repaint. First, I created a woodgrain background. I was going for a light walnut. I found this […]
Gilded ornament panels
July 17, 2013 by 4 Comments
This design was custom for small powder room in Manhattan. This was the final element for the room. We painted the red panels and black surrounding, glazed all areas, and then varnished in oil, in preparation for the gilding. A pounce pattern was created on thick paper. With a pounce block, tap and rub the […]
LIKE GIDP ON FACEBOOK
July 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
GIDP has finally made it to facebook! Over the past 29 years I have developed my techniques, tools, and business to make a reliable system. By sharing my experience and expertise though PFI, I constantly grow and better myself. “Like” GIDP on facebook for on the spot job updates, and photographs of samples, job-sites, and […]
Dado
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A dado (day-doe) refers to the area below a chair rail (aka dado rail or skirting board). The lower boundary is typically a baseboard. The original function of the chair rail was to stop chairs from damaging the wall. The space below the rail quickly developed into a design opportunity. A dado (or wainscot) is […]
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