Spatula for wood imitation - we work as an applicator
What is cheaper - plaster or wood panels? Of course, the cost of the first of the materials is incomparably lower. But you always want something more spectacular than a smooth plastered surface, and the fantasy that gives birth to the idea is included. This is how the spatula appeared to imitate the tree, which also became known as the "applicator."Of course, only the instrument of complete illusion of wood fibers can not be achieved, it is necessary to know the technique of coating treatment, but the characteristics of a completely different material will already radically change plaster.
The figurative spatula has a special purpose - not to smooth, but create irregularities that mimic the fibers of the tree, and therefore the surface of the tool is made of arcuate ribs that, when pressed into the fresh layer of plaster applied to the wall, create a unique texture. Use a spatula to create a tree effect is not difficult. With sweeping smooth movements we pass along the wall covering from top to bottom, and already there is an oblique cut of wood on the wall. And after painting in the appropriate color, your room will be finished with wooden panels.
Spatula for decorative plaster - the choice is yours
The processing of the plastered surface is not just about using special tools. Properly perform the work will help you and a normal spatula for decorative plaster. The main features of this tool are a well polished steel work surface, sharp perfectly flat edge and a comfortable handle. Everything else is a matter of technology. Let's say you need to apply the "Venetian".
You work as an artist, bold, partially overlapping strokes, applying the mixture on the prepared surface of the .In the places of stratification, darker areas will be formed, as a result, the effect of marble will be obtained. As for the " Bark beetle " technique, you do not need to buy a decorative mixture to get the desired effect, you do not need a special tool. For example, during the decoration of the walls by the Venetian, some masters mislead homeowners, claiming that a special Venetian spatula is needed.
Yes, such a tool really is, only it is not rare and not special, it's just a trowel for decorative plaster, comfortable, low-carbon steel, with a polished surface, to which the composition does not stick. The usual spatula for bark beetle is also used, it is applied and smoothed with a mixture with granular filler so that the thickness of the plaster layer does not exceed the size of the fractions of marble or granite chips.
Artistic spatula for creating masterpieces
In fact, artists used to use knives( special small spatulas of irregular shape, but with an even and sharp edge like a knife, usually at an angle to the handle) to destroy unsuccessful pictures. The tool carefully scraped the canvas off the paint entirely or cleared small areas to simply tidy the image. However, for some time now the masters of their business have started using an art spatula for a different purpose, namely for creating paintings.
The palette knife is most convenient to give a smear a correct geometrical shape, which is in demand in almost all directions of painting.
This work is done as follows: a brush is applied on the canvas with a brush, then the paint is either rubbed against the desired condition by the spatula or partially scraped. However, you can not use the brush at all, capturing the paint directly from the palette with a miniature spatula. There are several techniques of knife work, it can be kept as a scoop for vigorous movements or as a bow for manipulating it as an brush. Such a spatula can also be used for wall finishing, for example, when you want to paint something on the wallpaper for painting.