Getting started: organizing your supplies and workspace -- Learning to mix color -- Brush control and brush-loading techniques -- Basic brushstrokes -- Blending with acrylics -- Surface preparation: before you start a project -- Brushstroke designs -- Developing your painting skills -- Fruit designs -- Vegetable designs -- Floral designs -- Lettering -- Special effects: faux finishes, trompe l'oeil, and gold leaf -- Finishing techniques -- Working with the patterns.
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