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Kevin Sluder

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Jan 1, 2002, 11:31:20 PM1/1/02
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Could somebody explain to me what a terra verde metal finish is.

Thank You
Kevin

db...@sprynet.com

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Jan 1, 2002, 10:09:23 PM1/1/02
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could not find it, but terra is earth and verde is a mottled, veined
serpentine, so i guess its an earth tone metal that is mottled and
veinged(the definition states it is similar to the green marble veins
like in the roman times..............

Ed Huntress

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Jan 2, 2002, 12:00:57 AM1/2/02
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Hmm. "Verde" means "green". So terra verde is green earth, or green dirt.

Very fashionable. If it glows green, though, stay clear of it. <g>

Ed Huntress

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Tiafa

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Jan 2, 2002, 12:20:19 AM1/2/02
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> Hmm. "Verde" means "green". So terra verde is green earth, or green
dirt.
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> Very fashionable. If it glows green, though, stay clear of it. <g>


Especially if your name is Clarke Kent...

Bob


PLAlbrecht

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Jan 2, 2002, 1:32:23 AM1/2/02
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>Could somebody explain to me what a terra verde metal finish is.

As near as I can tell it's not a metal finish per se but a pigment.

See

http://www.sanders-studios.com/tutorial/historyanddefinitions/pigmentspast.html

"Terra Verde: Green Earth, Stone Green, Verdetta, Verona Green (PG 23) -
alkali-aluminum-magnesium-ferrous silicate of varying composition. Used by the
Sienese for the cool flesh tones. The best European grades are known as
Bohemian (pure green tone), Cyprian (yellowish), Verona (bluish), and Tyrolen
(similarly bluish, but dull). It is quite transparent and of extremely low
hiding and tinctorial power; therefore, it is of slight value as a body color
in opaque oil painting but is used in glazes and as a watercolor wash. It was
popular in Italy from the earliest recorded times. Used as a base for some
green lakes.
Lightfastness: I
Oil Absorption: Low
Oil Film: slow drying, soft, flexible
Toxicity: not toxic, do not breathe dust

Andrew Mawson

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Jan 2, 2002, 5:26:12 AM1/2/02
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Isn't this the finish given to bronze by burying it in the earth for a few
months to make it look old ?


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Peter Forbes - Prepair Ltd, Luton, UK

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Jan 2, 2002, 7:20:24 AM1/2/02
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Terra Verde sounds like 'Earth Green' :-))

That's where verdigris comes from IIRC, lit: 'vert de gris' or Green of
Greece.

Peter

Peter Forbes
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