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Parade Of Homes

Parade Of Homes

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For homeowners looking to make a distinctive and striking decoration choice for their homes, you will want to consider using the services of a faux painter. Denver homeowners of various residences used in recent Parade of Homes did just that, with stunning results. Several of the faux painting techniques that were used could also be emulated in your home by a faux-paint artist.

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Colorwashes were used in several of the beautiful homes. A colorwash uses glaze combined with paint, which is typically brushed with long strokes on the surface to be painted with the result of a subtle color wash on the area. Glaze is simply paint that has been thinned with whatever medium is appropriate to the paint, depending on whether is is water or oil-based. Because the glaze has been thinned, it offers the artist a product that can be used to create a transparent color layer over a bottom color. This allows the faux painter to artistically layer colors on the painted surface, making for a rich, gorgeous painting treatment.

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Other Parade of Homes faux painting techniques seen include Venetian Plaster. This is a paint method that offers a final result of what appears to be a textured surface, yet it is smooth to the touch. Thin layers of plaster are carefully applied with a trowel or other specialty tool, and then it is rubbed and burnished to create a polished surface. It is also a painting technique that is used to recreate the appearance of polished plaster and stucco, which is a textured surface created by varying combinations of cement, sand and lime.