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Form Of Decoration Are Fast-drying:
Fine example of a marbled Wall designed in panels and enriched by a painted
mirror.
filled. Most commercial products for this form of Decoration are fast-drying, very hard, and permanent.
Graining and marbling. Economic conditions, short leases, and frequent changes of residence today often require substitution for the more expensive materials of decoration. While, judged purely from the point of view of esthetic morals, such substitutions are indefensible, they are often practical and necessary. Within this class of work comes the graining or marbling of surfaces to imitate natural wood or real marble. Such work is a highly developed craft, and can by no means be accomplished by the amateur, but painters and artists in all periods have been able to develop an extraordinary technique in this line. Although it would be impossible for the average decorator to do this type of work himself, it is his duty to design the surface of the Wall in panels, planks, or other divisions that would be consistent with the material that he wishes imitated.Dehydration is usually a more expensive process than sun-drying, but it has definite advantages. The fact that it permits a greater degree of control may in the end prevent losses due to weather, which sun-drying may incur. It is definitely more sanitary, produces a product more nearly resembling the fresh fruit, and gives a somewhat higher finished yield. Sun-drying as an industrial method is gradually giving way fo mechanically controlled dehydration.
The preparation and application of the patented materials used for the effect of rough plaster are simple. The material, in the form of a flour-like powder, is mixed with water and, in some cases, with oil. Powdered color may be added to the mixture, thus finishing the Wall in one operation. It is also possible to apply the white, colorless plaster—a thick pasty substance—alone, and when it is thoroughly dry, to add the desired color by means of a thin glaze, to give the effect of age. For applying the plaster, a trowel or brush is customarily used. For textural variations, all sorts of implements may be employed. These plasters, as a rule, will not crack, and if cracks do occur, they may be easily filled. Most commercial products for this form of Decoration are fast-drying, very hard, and permanent.
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