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.
Yes, they can.
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!
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.
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.
I suppose if you were doing a faux fresco you could use tempera paint, but this wouldn't be done using plaster but on paper in the same style. On plaster I don't think the tempera would work.
theirs many different kinds a faux painting
The cast of Faux Painting for Your Haunt Basic - 2004 includes: Leonard Pickel as himself
Yes, they can.
Vigini Studios, Inc. can teach you decorative faux painting. Their phone number is 210-212-6177.
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!
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.
Watch a show from http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/faux_finishing/ on how to faux paint. Hgtv.com will give your guides and hints on painting. Plus, most anything you want to know can be watched at youtube.com
Pierre Finkelstein has written: 'L'art du faux' 'The art of faux' -- subject(s): Interior decoration, House painting, Finishes and finishing
for example "this jacket is made out of faux fox fur", the word 'faux' means false, untrue, unreal in french Are you faux real?
I used Delta glass paint from Michael's than used water based poly-urethane. You can also use metallic foil to add some zing before the poly. I did my shiny black tiles around my fireplace and it looks great!
35 to 85 sq ft
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.