Faux Finishes

When it comes to decorating your home, you need to start on the surface. You can add all of the home décor imaginable, but if the surface is disturbed, warped, or doesn't match the style and feeling you are trying to promote, the room will never feel truly complete.

This is where artistic faux finishes can truly do magic in your home. Artist Keith Lutz can utilize his skills in faux finish painting to turn your walls into a true work of art. By calling 1-800-982-1489, you will take the first step of setting up a consultation with Keith Lutz and begin to realize your homes true potential.

A Brief History of Faux Finishes

While faux finishes have been used in some aspect since the dawn of man, what we now consider the artistic form of faux painting found its origins in Mesopotamia more than five thousand years ago. Faux artists realized the potential of making painted marble acquire the look and feel of granite, wood to look like metal and vice versa.

During the Classical era, faux artist would train with a master for ten or more years before going out on their own. Like most art, faux finishing fell out of favor for a time but saw a revival during the Art Deco period of the 1920's and has remained popular ever since. Even today, people love not only the look of the work of a faux finish master such as Keith Lutz, but also the fact that faux finishes also acquire the feel of the material as well.

What Can Faux Finishing Do?

A true faux finish master, such as Keith Lutz, has the ability to create true works of art. There are many types of faux finishes that are popular, including:

1 Marbleizing - Using plaster or glazing techniques, the faux artist creates a surface with properties resembling real marble, amazing many that it is even cool to the touch. Marbleizing is especially popular on counters and columns.

2 Graining - Graining is the technique used to give any surface the qualities of real wood. A seasoned faux finish artist's work is so realistic it will have people exclaiming: "It looks like wood; I can't believe it!"

3 Color Wash - Color wash is a technique where the faux artist uses free-form brush strokes and multiple hues to give subtle color variations to the work of art.

4 Strie - Using soft, thin lines, the faux artist will give the surface the look and feel of fabric. With Strie you can make your wall appear to be denim, silk or any other fabric you desire.

5 Venetian Plaster - Utilizing a smooth, shiny plaster, the faux artist will give the surface the appearance of texture but the surface will be amazingly smooth to the touch.

These are just a few of the techniques utilized by faux artist masters to create true works of art in homes around the world. While many try these techniques on their own, only a true master such as Keith Lutz can make the work flawless.

Operating out of Villanova, Pennsylvania, Keith Lutz will travel to any site around Philadelphia or around the globe, making the colors by eye and hand on site. Call 1-800-982-1489 to receive a consultation with artist Keith Lutz himself.

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Call:1-800-982-1489
Email: lutzkeith@gmail.com

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