| Cautionary Notice!
Paint used on woodwork up until the 1960's and until later on
metalwork(red lead or red oxide) often contained lead which is now considered
harmful. Appropiate care must be taken when sanding and stripping off old
paint which may potentially contain lead compounds. |
Glossary of Decorating terms
and Painters jargon.
Registered and Trade Mark names are shown in
green.
Period styles and decorating Styles are shown in blue.
V
Vanishing point. Horizon where parallel
lines meet.
Varnish. A clear finish in either
matt or gloss or satin finish. Broadly speaking, a translucent liquid, which,
when applied to a surface in a thin film, dries to a hard and more or less
transparent finish.
VAT. Value Added Tax. An additional tax imposed on many items including all decorating products.
Vehicle: The liquid portion of the paint, in which the pigment
is dispersed; it is composed of a binder and a thinner
Veiling. Applying a very diluted
colour over a previously decorated surface.
Veneer. Very thin sheets of finely grained or coloured woods
used to decorate panels on doors and wainscoting, and to form bands or other
patterns, which is a form of inlay, and also for coating the whole surface
of commoner or stronger woods. Veneers of marble, lapis lazuli, and
other fine stones are also used in the same way.
Venetian Plaster.
A Finishing technique using thin layers of plaster applied with a spatula or trowel and then burnished to create a smooth surface with the illusion of depth and texture. "Venetian plaster" is American term to explain the variety of techniques and materials used to create the polished stucco finish. The term is mainly used in the US.
Verdigris. Imitating the natural corrosion
effect of copper, brass and bronze. A kind of greeny-blue
rust.
Vermilion. Any bright red color.
Vert Antique.
A dark green marble popular for imitating. Strictly it is a serpentine breccia.
Vert de Mer. A greenish colored marble also called Egyptian green.
Vert Heraldic term for green.
Vinyl: (1) The unsaturated, univalent
radical CH2: CH -- derived from ethylene.
(2) Any of the various compounds
containing this group, typically highly reactive, easily polymerized and
used as a basic material for coatings and plastics.
(3) Any of the various
plastics, typically tough and flexible.
Viscosity. The degree of resistance to flow possessed by a
paint, varnish, or other liquid.
Vivechroml. Akzo Nobel paint brand.
VOC. Volatile Organic Compound. Hazardous
additive in paint. Any carbon compound that evaporates under standard test
conditions. Essentially, all paint solvents except water are VOCs. Governments
are beginning to limit the amount of volatile organics found in paint because
of concerns about possible environmental and health
effects.
Volutes A special scroll, seen, large and at right angles to
the wall, on the capital of an Ionic column, immediately below the abacus;
small and placed diagonally on the Corinthian
capital.
Vorticism. A Futurist form of art in which impressionist views
of life and still life are expressed by curves and whorls, spirals, and so
on, usually in vivid colours. Has been used for wall decoration.
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