Faux wood- faux painting,from french-false, as these techniques started as form of replicating materials such as marble and wood with paint. Faux finishing has been used for millennia, from cave painting to the tombs of ancient Egypt, but we generally think of as faux finishing in the decorative arts began with plaster and stucco finishes in Mesopotamia over 5.000years ago. 


Trompe-l'oeil  -is an art technique that uses realistic ​ imaginery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions.Originates in the  Baroque period, when it refers to perspectival illusionism, trompe-l'oeil dates much further back. to Greek and Roman time murals. Trompe-l'oeil in the form of "forced perspective", has long been used in the stage-theater set design ,so as to create the illusion of a much deeper spacethan the actual stage.


Venetian Plaster-the term covers a whole range of decorative plaster finishes- from very highly polished Venetian plaster and Marmorino to the rugged look of textured polished plasters .  Venetian plaster can be used to create a highly polished ,rock-hard , marble-like finish. Mainly used internally on walls and ceilings,to give a finish that looks like marble, travertine or limestone .

Color wash- is a popular technique in faux  painting using paint thinned out with glaze to create a subtlle wash of color over walls or other surfaces. Color washing can be done in any color of paint and is generally applied with brushes over a solid paint color , using long sweeping strokes or rubbing strokes to meld glaze colors together.

Old World plaster-  -is an distressed finish with moderate color variation and a sligthly textured surface.this old plaster finish gives your room an old world textured wall finish and  a colorwash adds a natural color variation more subtle than sponge or other "washes".


Marbleizing- ​or faux marbling is preparation and finishing of a surface to imitate the appearance  of polished marble. Faux marbling was widely used in PompeI, But really took off in Europe during Renaissance with two  of faux schools developing-Italian school ( more artistic) and French ( more realistic). The technique was perfected by the 17th century and been used in all styles of construction well into 20th century, including Baroque, palladian , neoclassical and historical revival styles as well as Art Noveau and Art Deco buildings.


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