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Faux is a French word meaning "fake". To produce a faux tortoise shell paint effect would be trying to paint an item or project that resembles tortoise shell. It can be done a number of ways with acrylic paint and blending of several earthy colors. Some websites use rubbing alcohol in their recipes. Typing in faux tortoise shell painting effects as a web search will bring up several good guides. Good luck!
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Can acrylic paints be used for faux painting?
Yes, they can.
What are the correct techniques to create a tortoise shell finish?
I can't answer your question but maybe I can give you a helpful lead to the answer. I have seen this type of faux finish done on the TV show "Trading Spaces" by Hildy. I am also looking for the how-to on the tortoise shell finish. Good luck! Tortoise shell finishes are beautiful and affective. Go to Barnes and Noble. They have an abunance of books on faux finishing. It isn't the easiest task but if you're up for it you'll be so proud of yourself. Just remember patience is a big factor. There are drying times you have to abide by (otherwise your project could be ruined). As you're working on your project, if you feel like you're losing it, walk away for awhile...have a cup of joe. When you come back to it, you'll have, what we in the industry call, "new eyes". Good luck and have fun!
What is faux painting, and where can I use it?
Faux Painting is using different techniques to make different finishing. You would want to use this if you want to add a texture or add more to your walls then basic paint coating.
Where could one find a tutorial on faux brick texture painting?
One can find an tutorial on faux brick texture painting on YouTube. YouTube allows its users to watch thousands of tutorials, including this one, on their website.
What is faux painting?
Faux Painting is when paint is applied by an artist to a surface in a manner to match a certain pattern and color desired. Normally, it requires a base coat of paint with numerous other coats of other color paint to achieve the desired look. Faux painting is used on walls and many other surfaces. Almost any faux look can be accomplished. Faux finishing are techniques used to create appearance of texture. You can use simple techniques to make a wall look marbled, rough, weathered and so on. Your local mega-hardware store can provide books, instructions, paint and tools. Answer Faux is French for the word "false". It's an artistic technique of creating the illusion of whatever finish you are trying to mimic. All the "faux" finishes identified above can be acheived and many others. Of coarse, the more practice/experience one has, the more realistic the final finish is. Faux finishes should not be confused with murals or Trompe L'oeil (French for "mislead the eye"), the depiction of a image or scene that appears to be 3 dimensional or life like, for example. Murals are not necessarily Trompe L'oeil.
Why is the tortoise shell rough?
To protect the tortoise.
In the fable of the tortoise how does the tortoise get a broken shell?
His shell breaks when he has to jump to his home from up in the sky
How do you draw a tortoise shell without the tortoise in it?
you draw the tortoise and then rub out its body
How are the tortoise shell useful to them?
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
How do you faux paint a wall?
theirs many different kinds a faux painting
Where is the tortoise shell in you spy?
It is in the clock and it is the shell of a turtle
Why would you find a huge empty tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
Unfortunately, it is a myth that turtles and tortoises can leave or change their shells. The shell is actually a hard, protective covering over the turtle or tortoise's ribs. So if you find an empty tortoise shell that means that that tortoise has died and decomposed.
What is tortoise defense?
Their shell (carapace) into which the tortoise withdraws as much as possible.
Why would you find a huge tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
That's why I asked you
Why was a battering ram called a tortoise?
A tortoise goes about its life looking after its shell and the battering ram is covered with a shell/roof.
How do you examine a tortoise when it withdraw its head into its shell?
look in the shell
Does a gopher tortoise have a hard or soft shell?
it has a soft shell
