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Phrases and terms used on this site in faux finishing and decorative painting
Advancing colors-Warmer hues, such as yellow, orange or red.
Antiquing-Creating the look of age or wear.
Binder-The term used to describe the ingredient in paint that bonds the pigment and vehicle together and onto the painted surface.
Boxing-Combining two or more ingredients to create one.
Colorfast-The ability of a color or paint not to fade over time.
Chroma-Saturation-this is the intensity, strength, or purity of a color
Combing-Creating a ribbed effect by pulling a comb, whisk or other item through a wet surface. This can be achieved with any degree of regularity of inconsistency.
Crackle-Allowing a basecoat to show through cracks in a topcoat.
Custom Tinting-The lost art of delicately adding colorant, in order to achieve a precise and unique color not available in any store.
Decorative Painting-Essentially another name for a faux finish.
Distressing-An all purpose term used to describe any number of weathering techniques.
Faux-A French word meaning "fake or false".
Fresco-The act of mixing predetermined measures of pigment into un-cured plaster.
Fresco faux technique-A mural painted in the look of a fresco.
Gilding-The application of any type of metal in thin layers, glued, then burnished to varying degrees.
Glazing-An all purpose term used for layering translucent colors over opaque colors. This often times creating a watercolor effect.
Hue-The position any color has on the color solid. These are often referred to in terms of primary of secondary colors.
Marbleizing-Creating the look or illusion of marble on a surface other than marble.
Patina-Weathering usually associated with a greenish or bluish film.
Pickeling-To give a light finish similar to a look of bleaching.
Pigments-The building block of all paints. In their pure form powders collected from any assortment of natural or man-made materials. Highly dense in color and used to impart a unique look to every paint.
Primer-An adhesive coat applied to create a bond with the pre-existing surface. .
Ragging-An umbrella term used to describe any number of techniques involving application with rags. Usually leaving the imprint of the rag.
Resin-The main predominate binding ingredient used in paint. May be natural or synthetic.
Retreating colors-Cooler hues such as blue and green.
Saturation-The measurement of the intensity, strength or purity of a color, also known as chroma.
Shade-Most commonly used to describe a color once black has been added.
Sponging-A phrase used for any number of paint applications involving a sponge. Often creating a non-blended array of colors with a three dimensional texture.
Tinting-The act of adding colorant to paint or adjusting a color to exact specifications.
Trompe l'oeil-French for, "Deceiving the eye". Any number of techniques employed to create the illusion of depth.
Undercoat-The coat between the primer and the topcoat. For previously coated surfaces, the undercoat is applied directly to the old paint.
Vehicle-Composed of a binder and a thinner this is the liquid portion of paint.
VOC (Volatile Organic Content)-A measure of the vapors contained in any paint as it dries.
Washability-An all purpose term usually referencing the relative toughness of a painted surface and its ability to withstand washing over a period of time.
Wood graining-The act of painting a fake wood grain onto a painted surface.
Value-A measurement of the relative lightness or darkness of a color
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