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Antiquing: Contrasting glaze is applied to give the appearance of age or wear.
 
Brick: To create a faux brick appearance.
 
Color Wash: A translucent glaze over a contrasting base coat to give depth.
 
Combing: To comb wet paint, leaving a textured half-tone effect.
 
Crackling: Rapid drying topcoat over a slow drying undercoat produces cracks.
 
Inlay: A finish created on a horizontal surface then inlayed into an object.
 
Leather: A finish that creates a worn leathery texture.
 
Marbleizing: A finish that creates the illusion of marble or stone.
 
Mural: Large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
 
Ragging: A finish applied or subtracted using a crumpled damp rag.
 
Shadow Striping: A striped tone-on-tone technique.
 
Stenciling: A pattern or design applied using a stencil form.
 
Tile: To create a faux tile appearance.
 
Wood Graining: A finish that creates the appearance of real wood.
 
 
Trompe l'oeil { trompe-loi }
A style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality.
 
 
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