Faux Finishing
January- April 2023
Faux finishing is one of the most common techniques used in theater. For my practicum I was taught 3 types of finishing: wood, brick, and marble. Highlighted below is a step by step process for the creation of these paintings.
Left: Rustic style of wood, a base coat of yellow is put down, and when dried an orange glaze is applied in a sketchy linear fashion to create the base grain. Right: Faux finishing plank style, a wet blend of orange and yellow is applied to create the planks and some grain.
Left: Darker grain is applied with stiff spiky brush in similar linear scratchy pattern from before. Right: Wood graining tool is scraped across wet paint that is applied to board to create realistic grains.
Glaze is applied to create final look.
Base grey scumble is applied for grout.
A variety of watery reds are sponged and brushed on. Once dry some bricks are aged down with dark glaze.
Shadows, highlights, and splatter are added.
Layer of plaster is added. Once dried down aged with glazes.
Final piece.
IN PROGRESS PROJECT: Base scumble of green and white applied.
second layer of glazes applied with thin venation
undried finished piece
Final piece.