entries sorted by the tag Faux Painting
Painted faux stone arch detail, Pittsburgh
posted on July 15, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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Faux painting details of stone “blocks”, properly befitting the main entrance of a historic home in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.
Demo of the results from WordPress/social content publishing in terms of search rankings & what every business wants: new clients!
More faux stone pictures from Pittsburgh painting
posted on March 11, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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East coast faux painting project continues with new pictures, painting faux stone block throughout an old home main entry and stairwell.
Scenic painting: San Diego, Los Angeles
posted on March 4, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Scenic Painting
and tagged Faux Painting, San Diego, SeaWorld
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I worked as a scenic artist in San Diego & Los Angeles both after moving to San Diego in 1999, including this painting gig at SeaWorld.
Pittsburgh faux stone painting progress 2/25/2011
posted on February 28, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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… all the natural light in the stairwell is heavily filtered. I’m happy to say that this finish is stubbornly bright and warm on cloudy grey days.
New Year faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh
posted on January 18, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Flickr, Pittsburgh
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Faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh starts with paint samples, using Flickr photo galleries cloud-style to share with out of town client.
Old School Chargers and Padres Logos at Lucky D’s
posted on December 13, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Chargers, Faux Painting, Mural Painting, Padres, San Diego
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Custom mural painting for a restaurant in San Diego features faux antique style mural painting to render old school sports logos for local pro teams.
Resetting the stage, one year later.
posted on October 7, 2010 in Social Media for Businesses, Video
and tagged business consulting, Faux Finish, Faux Painting, Painting, San Diego
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Pittsburgh, to be honest, has turned out to be a very rich place and robust place to put down business roots in a generally cold and uncertain business environment and at almost exactly one year to date of my arrival …
Faux stone entryway details continued
posted on February 13, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged faux limestone, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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Here’s a shot looking from the lower foyer the other way up the staircase archway. You can see the faux stone block pattern adapted to each stage of this carefully articulated entry.
More faux stone painting in grand entry
posted on January 17, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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I always wanted to publish this picture because it gives a great sense of those overwhelming moments that happen on jobs where you wonder how you got this far into it, and then, when and where does it end? I …
Faux stone wall finish in grand entryway
posted on January 12, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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Keeping in mind that these walls are completely flat plaster, I think the perspective with the wall and painted faux stone block pattern coming at you on the left tells the story nicely….
Faux finish fireplace mantel and surround
posted on January 6, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged beer glazes, Faux Painting, fireplace, fireplace surround, painted wood grain, shellac
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There are quite a few things going on in this picture, a project completed in Rancho Santa Fe (San Diego) back in 2003. The home itself is a clean line California modern design which the client and designer wanted to …
Faux wood grain | Mahogany burl cabinet
posted on January 5, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, faux wood grain, Furniture, painted furniture
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More painted wood grain, this from a home in Del Mar, CA I worked on in 2004. Its not the greatest photo, but I’ve always had a soft spot for this job because both the general contractor and the straight …
Kids murals | Circus theme hero wall details
posted on December 28, 2009 in Analog, Kids Murals
and tagged Faux Painting, kids murals, Murals, playroom
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In most of the commercial entertainment work settings of my career, the “hero wall” is either the biggest, showiest feature of the set we were creating, whether a three dimensional feature or painted surface, or the most prominent, first-impression-is-everything element …
Faux wood grain picture frame moulding
posted on December 22, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged custom framing, Faux Painting, faux wood grain, picture frame
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One of many really custom picture framing projects I worked on in San Diego while associated with The Frame Maker. This job specified the moulding represented in the joined corner sample at the top of the picture, but that color …
faux wood grain painted mantel
posted on December 13, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, faux wood grain, fireplace, mantel
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This faux wood finish was done with shellac, alkyd glazes and oil varnish back in the day before I solved the water-based faux wood painting dilemma…
Faux Painting at SeaWorld San Diego
posted on December 7, 2009 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged Faux Painting, San Diego, Scenic Painting, SeaWorld
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The idea of this faux finish was that the tower belonged in the city of the sea people who performing the “Cirque de la Mer” show, and had been dragged up from the ocean depths…
Scenic painting | SeaWorld, San Diego
posted on December 2, 2009 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, San Diego, SeaWorld
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This is a one day bit of faux stone painting fun on the SeaWorld installation in San Diego.
Wall mural: Tuscan landscape through wine room window
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Faux Painting, trompe l'oeil, tuscany, wall mural, wine
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Detailed trompe l’oeil architectural window emerges from a complete room faux painting treatment, opening on a Tuscan vineyard landscape.
Faux wood finish | Viejas Casino
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog
and tagged Faux Painting, faux wood grain
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This is the “after” picture of the faux wood finish I created up at Viejas Casino & Outlet Center in Alpine, CA for the Viejas design team. Faux painting with automotive paint systems was a chore, but the result was …
Kids room: circus theme painted furniture
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Project Design
and tagged circus playroom, Faux Painting, Furniture, painted furniture
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This crackle faux finish was designed from colors of the room’s circus “tent” walls and inspired by from circus wagons & carousel ponies.
Faux stone wall finish
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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This is one of my favorite pictures from one of my best faux painting projects in San Diego. The colors of this “limestone” finish were developed to be both neutral and yet warm up the entryway, lobby and staircases of …
Faux wall finishes in progress: wallpaper
posted on November 27, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting
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Here is a rich detail shot of the stencil work on the Lucky D’s wallpaper prior to the aging/highlighting process. The repeated pattern is done twice, first in red over the green ragged background, then in gold metallics. Photo by …
Faux brick, faux wallpaper, and trompe l’oeil
posted on November 12, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting
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This project never got much press because they botched up the bar and closed it after a couple of months. Owner Dave Egan is a good guy and has made a comeback with new concept, new look, the whole thing. …
Cityscape mural overview
posted on October 30, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Faux Painting, Mural Painting, Mural Project
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When I had the Firehouse studio open for the South Park Walkabout back on October 3, I met a lot of interesting people and answered a lot of questions. One I remember best is the girl who asked me, looking …
I’m going to put up more of this stuff on my actual mural and faux painting blog, but since I started here and I’m still screwing with the social media hook ups, I’m putting these up here first as an …
Radio was fun. (but I’d rather paint)
posted on July 22, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, painted ceilings, Radio Online
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Here’s a pic of the cafe ceiling I finished today, a simple “old world” glazing job to help bring the interior color palette all together.
