Faux Finishes...with (Trompe L'Oeil) Art Effects
This page will show you examples of how you can incorporate faux finishing and trompe l'oeil techniques to create unique effects in the decorative arts.
Art Effects' Faux Finish Painting with a Twist
"Can You Tell Where the Faux Ends and the Real Begins"This is one of our most popular effects combined with a faux finish.
How To Break A Wall with Faux Finishing.
Again in the following example you will see how trompe l'oeil and faux finishing work hand in hand to create a trompe l'oeil mural. "Our Elephant in Stone", it begin with a simple faux stone to match the customers' coffee table After matching the tiles on the table, we begin adding our trompe l'oeil effect so that the elephant would appear to come out of the stone. the end result, one of our most popular faux and trompe l'oeil effects.
A faux finish by Art Effects can create a unique piece of wall art resulting in "fooling or tricking the eye" Using trompe l'oeil and other painted finishes a once simple non discript finish can make a larger impression.
It is not real, but it is really painted.
Another example of a trompe l'oeil faux effect can be seen below On our faux marble on a ceiling page.
In the example above, a wall glazing technique was applied to
age the mural. Then trompe l'oeil rips and tears were added to
achieve this unique faux finish with a trompe l'oeil effect.
- Examples of Faux Finishes by Art Effects
- Trompe L'Oeil and Faux
- Faux Finishes with Art Effects
- Old World Tuscany Faux Finish
- Paper 'Plique
- Let's Paint Faux Stones