Beer painting
The beer painting or beer glaze technique is an imitation technique for wood , sheet metal or textiles in decorative painting , in which pigments are stirred into beer to remove stone, especially marble , and wood grains such as. B. to imitate walnut. Frequently used colors include Kasseler earth , Sienna red and ocher . The beer serves as a binding agent. Since the glaze is not abrasion-resistant, the glazed surfaces are covered with a protective layer, for which one usually uses varnish . The beer glaze technique is used especially for furniture, but also for stairwells and wooden panels . The work involved in producing such an imitation is high, since several operations are required. It is applied to the surface to be treated with a sponge .
The beer glaze technique was particularly widespread in the 19th century. But it is also used in theater painting. In contrast to the application on furniture and stairwells, which is designed for a close-up effect of the viewer , the application in stage design is about a long-distance effect on the audience. Today it is still used for the restoration of dashboards in classic cars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Søren Vadstrup: Gode råd om maling , Raadvad, Nordisk Center til Bevarelse af Håndværk, Lyngby 2000, ISBN 87-90915-14-3 , page 23f.