| Technique of Venetian Plaster and Marmorino
Venetian plaster created to last forever!
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| There are eight styles of venetian stucco to choose from when you decide to have us apply venetian plaster:
- Marmorino
- Spatolato
- Stucco Lustro
- Anticato
- Grassello di Calce
- Encausto
- Travertino
- Stucco Toscano
Below are samples and a description of each one:
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Marmorino: When this type is complete it looks exactly like marble. It is a smooth finish.
Spatolato: As the name implies, this leaves a spatula effect. It is a smooth finish.
Stucco Lustro: This type gives a marble effect and is applied with only one color and can be created in a variety of different colors to meet your decor needs. This has a smooth finish.
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Anticato: This choice of venetian plaster has little texture and gives an antique look to your subject. The colors used are reds, yellows, and browns which depict an antiquated look.
Grassello di Calce: This type of venetian stucco is extremely smooth and glass-like finish. There are many colors used to attain this look.
Encausto: This is extremely smooth with a mixture of colors used to attain this look. It truly is a look of lustre.
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| Grassello di Calce |
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Travertino: This is an italian stone. In using the powder and lime of this stone, the Travertino is recreated and used for decorating walls.
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Stucco Toscano: This technique was created by Tuscan artists. The characteristics are different from venetian plaster. The Stucco Toscano is known for its rough finish.
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| The finished look of venetian plaster can range from smooth to rough and matte to high gloss. This all depends on the look you want to attain. On the left you can see what a raw piece of carrara marble looks like before it is processed and ground.
After the carrara marble is processed and made into a powder form, natural pigments are used to blend together and form the rich colors. These are the various colored pigments used to blend into the marble.
Once the color is made, we are ready to apply it. Several different stainless steel trowels are used to apply the various layers of plaster to the surface.
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| The first step is to apply a base coat. This is a special formula consisting of powder marble and lime.
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| The second step is to apply the coloring. A mixture of lime, powder marble, pigment, linseed oil and soap. Two coats are applied; however, depending on the type of finish, will depend on the number of applications.
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| Here you see another coat brushed on the wall in preparation for the final step.
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| The final step is an application of cera dapi (bees wax). This is trowelled on the wall, rendering the wall shiny with extra protection.
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