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Here you'll find a of Bette Largent's articles on carousel painting and restoration. Here's a quick summary of the content of these articles:

Carousel Maintenance and Touchup
A description of the annual maintenance performed on the Spokane carrousel
A Horse is a Horse
Information about painting realistic zebras
All That Gold
An article about working with gold leaf
Chariots
Restoring and refinishing a pair of 1909 Looff chariots
Give Up the Ghost!
From primer to paint, featuring Sneaky the Tiger
It Was a Wonder Horse
A three-part article about turning a child's spring-loaded wonder horse into a decorative carousel-style horse
Music to Paint By
Use music to set the mood for painting carousels
Paint the Ponies
Painting a historic carousel dapple horse
Paint, Paint, Paint
Selecting the proper paint for the job
Painting a Flaghorse
A four-part article which details the painting of Patriot, a flag horse for Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Painting With Gold
Using gold paint to make your carousel sparkle
Priming Your Figure
Primer, the most important part of your paint job
Red Cloud
The restoration of Red Cloud, a Pinto Brothers aluminum horse
Restoration Safety
Safety practices when working with restoration materials
The Painting of Rooster
A 7-part article about the painting and restoration of Rooster, a circa 1925 Herschell-Spillman carousel horse from the Wheaton, Maryland Merry-Go-Round.

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Bette Largent is a professional carousel horse restoration artist from Washington State, and the author of Paint The Ponies, a guide for those who are interested in learning the art of painting carousel figures.

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Carousel Restoration Articles