A short history of velvet paintings -- A life in black velvet -- The Velveteria -- Some notes on velvet painting : style and technique -- How to paint a masterpiece -- Polynesian paradise -- Clowntacular -- Creaturama -- Big eyes -- Nudes from around the world -- Wild West -- War is hell -- Masterpieces of art -- Jesus and Mary -- Black velvet power -- Turn up the volume -- The weird -- The devils -- Black light -- Eternal flames.