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Venetian Plastering Tip: Scale & Composition of Distressed Finishes

Aaron Cohen — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:05:35 +0000

So you created a beautiful distressed finish sample board. Your client loves it. But a sample board is not a wall, not even close. What should you consider when transitioning to larger surfaces?

Here’s some advice on how to take your distressed finishes from the sample board to the wall:

Venetian Plastering Tip: How to Tint Your Wax to Soften Contrast

Aaron Cohen — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:17:16 +0000

This is a really helpful little trick for calming down your Venetian Plaster finishes, especially the more saturated colors. Pay careful attention, though, about not overtinting your wax. Be conservative and always test a small area first to be sure. You have to wait until it dries back to really know what you’re going to get.

We’ll post more short subject tips in the future so stay tuned.

Video: Tadelakt by Handcrafted Finishes

Aaron Cohen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:43:51 +0000

Working on a Tadelakt project and need some inspiration?

Lars of Handcrafted Finishes made a series of videos showing his process applying Tadelakt in a modern home in Denver.

Take a look:

More of of his Tadelakt videos here and here.

Video: Tadelakt Installation in Canada

Aaron Cohen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:51:25 +0000

Thanks to Steve Manby of Authentic Plaster Effects and Alltex Stucco for submitting video of his crew doing an impressive Tadelakt installation in the Vancouver, BC area. Watch how they create a very natural distressed finish by starting with a strong vertical pattern and gradually backfilling into the pattern. Looks very realistic and organic.

Work was done on about 50 columns total on this impressive home which also features a naturally green, lime based Intonachino application on the exterior.

Venetian Plastering Video: Italian artisan covering large surface

Aaron Cohen — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:24:04 +0000

Here is a video of Giovanni Polistena, Italian founder of Stucco Italiano, plastering a large surface with Marmorino Classic. The video pays special attention to color mixing, trowel angle, and how to handle corners.

The shiny marble-like finish in this video is similar to the wall Gianni plastered in our studio when he was here teaching a class.