Special varnishes with textured effects

We know all the classic varnishes, whose appearance is commonly a smooth and shiny surface. There are many other types of varnish, in particular the special varnishes to which the textured varnishes belong. In short, in the field of paints and varnishes, or even 2D graphics, texture means a visual impression of relief or grain on a surface.

These textured varnishes are able to create real textures or just the visual illusion of a touch, a grain, a material... These special products give great material effects on materials that are too smooth , without visual identity.

This visual information is what creates an impression in the unconscious of the observer and which connects him to a tactile experience, to a memory, without even having touched the painted object. Do you know micro-grain paints ? Pleated paints (we call them “vermiculated” ? There are also paints and lacquers with a velvet effect, or crystal effects, or imitation rubber. These exotic finishes break with monotony, the diktat of all gloss and offer new horizons to the painting of all the objects of our daily life.

Textured varnishes

There is a lot to do in this field, a lot of products and effects to discover and promote, and little has been done so far. It is often through mishandling or random errors in formulation or application that a product is discovered to give an abnormal surface effect. For example, the painter of Stardust tells us that one day, having applied an automobile varnish on a certain water-based paint, this one began to react in a very beautiful way, creating an unexpected effect of "snakeskin"... Here is an example of a potentially interesting textured varnish! There are visual effects, textured varnishes that give results more real than nature: this is the case of the rust effect lacquer that produces nothing less than real rust.

Peach skin varnish (velvet effect)

Fluffy like the surface of a peach, silky like velvet, the surface created by the peach skin varnish (velvet effect) is an extraordinary discovery by chemists who, by chance, found the recipe for making a varnish applicable on all supports and which gives a "soft touch" or "soft touch" effect in French.

Shellac varnish

Rather similar to matt finishes and velvet effects, shellac varnish is a cousin of these effect varnishes which is distinguished by the fact that it gives an ultra-matt effect, but also gives this surprising rubber effect. This gum varnish is a great success in the world of industrial painting on all the objects that accompany us on a daily basis.

Varnish to standards
Technical varnish
Specific protective varnish
Water-based varnish
Varnish with special effects