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What is Trompe L'oeil Interiors about?

Personalize your room using original and dynamic paint effects. Trompe l'Oeil Interiors gives step-by-step instructions for creating achievable murals and trompe l'oeils. This guide has plenty of ideas, techniques, projects, and variations for every artist, whether it is painting simple ivy leaves on a kitchen window sill or turning a whole room into a showcase of illusionist painting. Each project, from the simplistic to the more challenging, combines key elements of trompe l'oeil style to produce a finished feature with impact. Trompe l'oeil -- literally "trick the eye" -- describes a painting that deceives. You think you see a real object when in reality you are viewing a two-dimensional representation. This style of painting has a rich history with roots going back to antiquity. Apart from their decorative function, trompe l'oeils are often intended to be humorous or astonishing, and one well-known story depicts apprentices who would paint coins on the floor of Rembrandt's studio for the pleasure of watching him try to pick them up! More than just a visual joke, however, these "tricks" can be used in interiors to enhance a dull corner or transform four walls into a room with a

Author

Christopher Westall

Publisher

Quarto Publishing : North Light Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781581802139

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Lifestyle

Rating

4.6 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14