Paint Magic has undergone a complete makeover since its first publication. Paint effects and products have leapt ahead. Cool, sophisticated finishes have replaced the busy finishes of the 1980s and there has been a worldwide switch from traditional oil-based to water-based paint media. Paint Magic has undergone a complete makeover since first publication in 1981. Paint effects and products have leapt ahead. Cool, sophisticated finishes have replaced the busy finishes of the 1980s and there has been a worldwide switch from traditional oil-based to environmentally greener water-based paint media. Jocasta Innes, a paint expert, enthusiast and teacher, tells you how to get started and gives you the pros and cons of all the latest products for walls, woodwork, floors and furniture.