A self-taught artist and entrepreneur, Melanie Royals has developed a reputation as a leading innovator, designer and educator in the decorative finishing industry.
As the founder and creative force behind Royal Design Studio for the last 13 years, Melanie Royals has shared her vast experience, original ideas and passion for paint and pattern through numerous television appearances, books, instructional videos, websites and workshops offered at the finest teaching studios throughout the country at at her San Diego studio.
Royals has helped to pioneer many looks and decorative treatments with stencils, paint and plasters that have become industry staples, such as free form stenciling, allover and embossed patterns and layered pattern. The exclusive Extraordinary Stenciled Effects program that Melanie developed is taught throughout the country at numerous studios and through a extensive video and book series-helping many decorative painters to introduce sophisticated patterned finishes into their portfolios and discover hidden talents within themselves.
The author of Trompe L’oeil Murals Using Stencils, which sold over 30,000 copies, Melanie’s latest book, entitled Painted Illusions was released in September 2004 and features many of the Extraordinary Stenciled Effect techniques that are unique to Melanie’s “signature” looks.
In the Fall of 2003 Royals introduced another exciting and innovative new concept for the creation and application of decorative designs on interior and exterior surfaces, Modello Designs Decorative Masking Patterns. Modello Designs represents a completely custom option for decorative painters, interior designers and architects: Custom designs, custom-sized and cut to order from a wide variety of material options. Modello Designs offers a revolutionary new approach to surface decoration, opening up a whole new range of options for innovative techniques and applied pattern on walls, ceilings, floors, glass, wood and concrete. Both Royal Design Studio stencils and Modello Designs Decorative Masking Patterns were used extensively throughout the Brandywine Art of Living project.
Active in the decorative painting field for the last 21 years, Melanie was also one of the first members of SALI (Stencil Artisans League, Inc.), joining back in 1984. She was honored by this international organization in being invited to appear as the Keynote Speaker at the 20th annual convention, held in July 2005 in Baltimore, MD.
Her latest design adventure involves launching a personal design blog and product line under the Designamour(tm) label. Celebrating an ongoing love affair with design and decoration, the product line will feature fashions for both home and body and will launch with a line of elegantly detailed silkscreened shirts in October 2006.
For Melanie, the Art of Living represents the ideal opportunity to work towards advancing the arts of architectural finishes and surface design by providing education, inspiration and information. She hopes to increase the opportunities for aspiring and professional decorative artisans by elevating the level of awareness of the possibilities for well-designed surface finishes on both a professional and consumer level. “I know how blessed I am that I my work is also my play and my passion”, she says. “I want to help and encourage others to live that dream!”
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