Lisa Bryant Faux Finishes

Faux Granite Custom Painted Switch Plates Marbleizing or faux marbling is a technique used to make walls, objects and furniture look like real marble. Lisa may choose to do this using plaster or glaze techniques. Fresco is a simple technique where Lisa uses mixtures of tint and joint compound to add mottled color and subtle texture to plain walls. Color wash is a free-form finish Lisa can use to create subtle variations of color with multiple hues of glaze blended together with a paint brush. Strié, from the French for "stripe" or "streak", is a glazing technique that when done correctly creates soft thin streaks of color using often achieved by the use of a paint brush. Lisa has used this as a technique to simulate fabrics such as linen and denim. Sponging is a free-form finish achieved by applying glaze to the wall by dabbing a sea sponge. Lisa uses this technique quite often in creating various shapes to achieve either a simple design or much more sophisticated ones.