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How to create decorative techniques:-

Ragging

Roses & Castles

Sponge Stipple

Graining

Marbling

Murals and Hand Painted Signs

Answers to Your Questions:-

Russ

Plector

Robert

Nobby

Gill

Natasha

Sharon

N.Watts

Ian

Noel

Students Work:-

Fiona

Shona

Gary

Gary(again)

Ged's Marble

Dave

Keith, Andy & Steve

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ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

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Dictionary  Plector  Robert  Russ  Nobby  Gill  Natasha  Sharon  N.Watts  Ian  Noel

Keith's Question No 1

When Marbling, what is the best paint to use to create the effect, and where can i buy it?

ANSWER

Artist's oil paint in tubes, obtained from any art shop. The artist's oil colour is then mixed with a gilp (one part raw linseed oil to two parts white spirit and a small amount of driers) before being used to create a marble effect.

Keith's Question No 2

What is a veining horn?

ANSWER

A small piece of wood, leather or plastic rounded at one end and used to create veins in marble. It can also be called a graining horn when used to create dapples in graining.