Transcript FauxPaintingandFinishes.pptx

• Faux is a French word meaning false
• The use of paint to replicate the appearance of
materials, such as marble, stone, or wood
graining
• Dates back thousands of years
• Used by a variety of cultures and social and
economic classes when the real material could
not be afforded or it was not widely available
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