Ziska Childs stone faux finishes

Faux stacked stone snow melt boilerThis treatment was given to "disguise" the snow melt boiler from the road. The boiler was visable as a black blot against the Norman style stone. A photoshop rendering was done to "pitch" the idea to the home owner and to the local homeowners board. It was approved and then painted (in the snow....in January.....)
Here's a close up of the "stone"

Completed faux stone boiler

Original boiler before faux finish

Photoshop presentation for homeowners group.

The boiler painting hut in the snow

A close up of the faux stone finish

Recommended reading:

1.The Practice of Tempera Painting, Materials and Methods by Daniel V. Thompson, Jr.

2. The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques by Annie Sloane and Kate Gwynn.

3. Any books by Yannick Guegan, of L'Institut Superieur de Peinture Decorative de Paris

For a discussion of the design process for Monsanto Innoventions click here

For a discussion of drafting click here.

For a discussion of design click here.

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