Custom Paint Finishes
Traditionally known as Faux Finishes, our Brisbane based custom designed paint finishes department has been established after many years of training. We can create the illusion of any surface, from marble to granite, from wood graining to fabrics, and special effects that look 3 dimensional but are completely smooth. All these can be applied to any surface: timber, plaster, board, columns, concrete, and more, even plastic mouldings.
Types of Faux Finishes
- Marbleizing is used to make walls and furniture appear as real marble. This is done using either plaster or glaze techniques.
- Wood Graining is also referred to as Faux Bois (French for "fake wood"), and is often used to imitate exotic or hard to find timbers.
- Trompe l'oeil, "trick of the eye" in French, is a realistic painting technique often used to create architectural and moulding details.
- Venetian Plaster is a smooth and often shiny plaster design that appears textured but is smooth to touch.
- Colour Wash is a free form finish that creates subtle variations of colour using multiple hues of glaze blended together with a brush.
- Strie from the French word meaning "stripe", is a glazing technique that creates thin streaks of colour, often used to create the look of fabrics, such as linen.
- Rag Painting is a glazing technique using twisted or bunched up rags to create a dynamic textured pattern that is completely smooth.
- Crackling is a technique where several layers of paint are applied. The top layer is then allowed to shrink, allowing the layer beneath to be seen through thin cracks.
- Distressing involves the application of several layers of paint, and then sanding them to reveal the different colours underneath.
Examples
 Faux Marble |
 Faux Marble applied to a bar |
 Colour Wash |
 Plaster and Wash |
 Crackling |
 Crackling |
 Plaster and Paint |
 Paint effect applied to a column |