Secrets of Faking It - Table of Contents.

Secrets of Faking It can be used as a guide, for creating your first replica painting, or as a reference manual that will help you expand your replica painting capabilities. You certainly won't need to use all of the techniques, or buy all of the tools and materials when you start your first project.

Shopping List

The book provides a shopping list of the artists tools and materials that you will need for your first replica painting. You will probably already have many of the tools and resources that you will need at home.

After your initial purchase of artists tools and materials, you will have enough supplies to produce many replica canvases. Then, when you start another new project, you will only need to buy an art print and a corresponding size piece of canvas.

You can easily check out the cost of an art print and a corresponding piece of canvas for yourself and compare this with the cost of buying a canvas replica. I'm sure that you will be surprised at how little it can cost to create your own.

TABLE of CONTENTS

Creating the Replica Canvas

Introduction
About
Foreword
Disclaimer

Overview
The Replication Technique
Mediums
Preparation
The Print

Canvas Preparation
Priming the Canvas
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Marking Out the Canvas
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions

Art Print Preparation
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions

Image Separation
Image Removal
Image Handling
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions

Embedding the Image into Canvas
Bonding
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Embedding
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Completing Your Canvas

Brushwork
The Mediums
Brushwork Techniques

Tools You Can Make
Disposable Pallete
Maulboard
Applicator

Faking Age and Realism
Age and Crack
Canvas Ageing
Patina of time
Canvas Edge Brush strokes
Canvas Attachment

Varnishing
Why Varnish?
Isolation Coat
Hints & Tips
Application
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions

How to Stretch Your Own Canvas

Stretching Canvas
Hints & Tips
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Strainer

Picture Framing

Picture Framing
Chop Service
Frame Size
Making your Own Frames
Length of Moulding Required
Hints & Tips
Cutting the Moulding
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Assembling the Frame
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions
Frame Attachments
Mounting Stretcher to Frame

Picture Nameplate
- Tools & Materials Required
- Instructions

Tools Material and Suppliers

Tools and Materials List
Brushwork Mediums
Acrylic Gesso
Brushes
C-Clamp
Canvas
Canvas Pliers
Age and Crack
Cutting Mat
Detergent
Drying Materials
Framing Clamps
Hammer
Mitre Box
Mitre Saw
Painting Knife
Pallette Knife
Print
Printing Kit
Backing Sheet
Polymer Varnish
Adhesive
Right Angle
Impressor
Tenon Saw
Tessa Tape

Appendix

Shopping List

Help

Museums and Art Galleries

Picture Care

Selling Your Work
Sales Package
Gallery Stamp
Endorsing Stamp
Certificate of Authenticity

'Art washes from the soul, the dust of everyday life.' - Pablo Picasso