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Craquelure definition, a network of fine cracks or crackles on the surface of a painting, caused chiefly by shrinkage of paint film or varnish. See more.
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As an adjective (crazed surface) I think that this would be more fitting, although the other words noted below are correct depending on the media and whether it was an intentional effect or deterioration of the original surface.
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crazed, cracked, craquelure, crackle, ... craquelado m (Rest. Pint.), cuarteado m (Rest. Pint. ... craquelado prematuro por merma m (Rest. Pint. ...
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Examples of crazing due to aging, but it can also be produced artificially with acrycil paintings. Vermeer Lady Writing a Letter with Maid is part of an on-going series of drawings interrogating the crazed surface of canonical paintings, including those ...
www.crawfordartgallery.ie/Paintings/brianfay.html; Aged artwork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When this occurs, expansion and contraction of the painting will result in a crazing of the varnish surface.
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If this happens, the painting's surface has been altered and will, or in a perfect ... with a small tool, on the crazed areas and completely remove them. ...
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17 Sep 2010 ... Crazing is associated with an aged and embrittled varnish layer. .... A line of cracks or a deformation in the painting surface that follows the ... Stout, George L. "A Museum Record of the Condition of Paintings," ...
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Appendix L: Curatorial Care of Easel Paintings
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texture and evens out the painting surface. Painters often add pigment to ..... handle a painting (or any other museum object) unless it is absolutely ..... Crazing: a fine system of crackling in a varnish layer, usually found in aged ...
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Only intended for acrylic paintings, do not use on oil paintings. .... Crazing / Fissures / Surface Cracks. Applying multiple coats of varying sheens may ...
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Acrylics are the most popular artist's paints in the world, ... acrylics, we offer Heavy Body and Fluid colours, depending on what effect you're after. ... from a range of Molding Pastes or for a crazed surface try Cracking Paste! ...
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It has a viscosity and body similar to heavy acrylic color, ... these gel mediums produce a variety of textural and impasto effects. ... This is an extremely clear, permanent varnish for acrylic paintings on flexible and rigid surfaces. ... Pouring Medium is a fluid medium designed to not craze in poured ...
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