A marble fragment is the “meat” of marble composition. They are the chunks of marble that have remained intact as the surrounding sediment (either veins or breccias) defines its borders. As seen on the picture of real marble above, the fragments are encased by an orange breccia. On a veined marble, the fragments are exactly […]
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Scagliola Imitation Marble Mantel – Part 2
December 11, 2014 by 1 Comment
This is the second and final part of my scagliola inspired, Yellow Sienna marble mantel (part 1). As we left off, the background was being laid down with aggressive movement with a palette of colors. The areas were then softened. The background layer was achieved using slow-dry glaze and colorants. Therefore, the glaze was tacky […]
Scagliola imitation marble mantel – Part 1
December 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
A new client came my way who wanted a scagliola inspired, imitation marble on his mantel. He was very interested in a theatrical rendering with aggressive breche and color — right up my alley! This was the inspiration for the yellow sienna marble. Scagliola is a process of imitating real marble by using “dough” from […]
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