Faux Painting Techniques for walls and furniture

Aged Plaster

Aged plaster is a faux painting technique used to create an Italian, "Old World", look to your decor. This faux painting effect can be accomplished on water based painted walls or on lime washed walls. One or several glazes are applied to create areas of light and dark.  Plaster can be used to accent a wall or for texturizing an entire room. Create that "Old World" look in your wine room with a plaster reveal or maybe a textural plaster covered with antiquing glazes.

Color Washing Technique

Color washing techniques lend themselves to a rustic country look, but are versatile enough in virtually any setting when using appropriate colors. The effect works best with earthy colors, such as Venetian red, raw sienna and other natural, soft colors. For this technique to work well, the finish must be built up in layers. This helps to create a finish with depth and warmth. Most typical color wash finishes have 2 or 3 layers of color.

Crackling

Crackle is a faux painting finish produced by using two varnishes having two different drying times which work against each other to produce a crazed, crackled, effect. The first coat of varnish is applied and left to dry. While the surface is still " tacky ", the second application of varnish is applied.

Dragging

Dragging gives a softly textured and distinguished look to walls or woodwork. You simply drag a dry brush vertically down the still-wet glaze color. For a denim or woven fabric look, you let the surface dry, lightly roll a thin coat of the glaze color over the previously dragged surface, and then drag your brush across horizontally.

Frottage Painting Technique

The frottage technique is accomplished with the use of paint (oil or water based), glaze, and sheets of paper or plastic. The base coat is painted and left to dry. A second glaze coat of a different color is applied liberally, a sheet of paper or plastic is placed over the surface and rubbed smooth, the paper or plastic is then peeled away form the surface, and the process is repeated until all surfaces have been covered. This finish is useful for murals (for nondescript backgrounds or to distress the ground coat when creating faux marble).

Marbleizing or Marbling

Marble is a favorite faux finish, largely due to it's spectacular appearance, coupled with the cost and inconvenience associated with real marble. Marble is very heavy, it damages easily, it is expensive to ship and is difficult to work with. From excavation, to cutting and polishing, to shipping - every step of the process is costly, inconvenient and time consuming. For these reasons, faux marble is a highly sought after finish. A professionally completed faux marble can look just like the real thing.

Venetian Plaster

Venetian plastering is rapidly becoming one of the most popular finishes. Historically, decorative plaster finishes can be divided into two main categories. The first, known as fresco (from the Italian for fresh), involves mixing pigments with water and applying them to a plaster surface that is still wet. The second, known as fresco secco (from the Italian for dry), involves decorating the plaster with pigments mixed with water after it has dried.

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