Womersleys will run their final built heritage training day for Leeds City Council, for this year, at the Art Hostel on Kirkgate on the 6th of November. The day will introduce attendees to the historical development of paint and we will make lime wash, distempers, water glass finishes and use traditional linseed oil based paints. There will also be an opportunity to try all these paints and have a go at Faux Marbling. The event starts at 10am and can be booked via laura.hodson@leeds.gov.uk

The illustration above is probably early 19^th century painted on timber wainscoting and skirting boards in a Baroque Pallazo dating from the beginning of the 18th centuries when decorative faux paint finishes were also popular.

Natural plant oil based paints appear to have been used to create the fake cornice and traditional distempers for the wainscoting.

In most instances the ground used in oil and distemper fake finishes was the same. In the latter, it was suggested that, once the ground was dry, it should be wiped with a damp cloth as this would allow the distemper colour to adhere better. Distemper graining pigments were often ground very finely in beer and thinned for use with weak beer and water. As a distemper medium gave less protection to its constituents than oil, the work was almost always varnished.

Probably early 19^th century painted on timber wainscoting and skirting boards in a Baroque Pallazo dating from the beginning of the 18th centuries when decorative faux paint finishes were also popular.

Natural plant oil based paints appear to have been used to create the fake cornice and traditional distempers for the wainscoting.

In most instances the ground used in oil and distemper fake finishes was the same. In the latter, it was suggested that, once the ground was dry, it should be wiped with a damp cloth as this would allow the distemper colour to adhere better. Distemper graining pigments were often ground very finely in beer and thinned for use with weak beer and water. As a distemper medium gave less protection to its constituents than oil, the work was almost always varnished.