Venetian plaster (known as bark beetle) is a decorative mass, which consists of a lime solution, gypsum and powder or marble sand. This mixture is an easily hardening decorative material.. Such a mass can be diluted with different colors using appropriate pigments. When applied to a surface, the plaster must be carefully leveled with a spatula and polished with quick movements using it. In addition, to protect against moisture or dirt, it can be coated with natural wax. The finished plaster is a fairly hard and damage-resistant material., with sufficient reflection. It can also imitate more expensive and difficult to process marble.
The history of Venetian plaster
Plaster was the material, which was widely used by architects in the ancient world, eg, in Roman, and in later times and Old Christian art (eg, when decorating the walls of the Alhambra in Grenada). It was also known and widely used in pre-Columbian America (Mayan ornaments and architecture). She experienced her triumph during the heyday of Baroque styles, rococo and classics. Most often it was used for plastering or carving.. Most often it was an imitation of expensive marble. To this day, many cultural sites can be found in Europe, in which decorative bark beetle plaster is the main decoration.
Popularity today
Most of the plaster on the market is actually a substance (eg, various acrylic mixtures with additional elements), which has much worse characteristics in contrast to natural mixtures, since natural material consists of more expensive components. Therefore, you should not be guided solely by the low price, offers of “Acrylic” plaster and it is better to choose more expensive ones, but real and ecological mixtures of natural ingredients. This is the only way to guarantee a satisfactory result.: high quality appearance, specular reflection, durability and resistance to damage or moisture.
Output
For those, who is interested in this type of finishing, should be added, that applying decorative plaster is a rather responsible process. One small mistake can lead to a complete rework, therefore, you should trust this matter only to specialists. But the result will be worth the investment in any case..
