Gilding at Versailles is a must have for gilders! This book was written by the head conservator of Versailles. This is a rare view into the secret world of one of the most illustrious French chateaux’s. The authors did not preserve any secrets and show valuable, time-honored gilding techniques. Spanning 4 centuries, the amount of gilding […]
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Boucher Room at the Frick Museum in New York
August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the summer of 2010, I completed a big project in the well-known museum, The Frick Collection. The estate sits on a picturesque block in the Upper East Side of New York City, across the street from Central Park. Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) built this 18th century, French-style estate in the early 1900’s to house […]
Rouge Royal Faux Marble created by Pierre Finkelstein
August 7, 2012 by 6 Comments
Rouge Royal Faux Marble created by Pierre Finkelstein For more information on the brushes or paints used in this “how to” please visit www.fauxbrushes.com as seen originally on www.fauxforum.com And for the proper brush holdings click here for helpful tips. Paints used are from the Proceed Paint line: Black White Raw Umber Red Ochre Yellow […]
How to create a Ornamental Frieze by Pierre Finkelstein
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Painting this ornamental frieze was a little different then most because we went into it not knowing exactly what we were painting. Once we got on location we need to build a long easel which you see in the picture below. The easel was constructed using 4×8 plywood. cut in 3 strips creating a 18’ […]
Painting Pietra Dura marble from Pierre Finkelstein
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Pietra Dura created by Pierre Finkelstein For more information on the brushes or paints used in this “how to” please visit www.fauxbrushes.com as seen originally on www.fauxforum.com And for the proper brush holdings click here for helpful tips. Step 1 Step 2 Then wet I am adding veins. Using a mixture of white peins gray, […]
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