Velatura Matte Glaze
Create classic effects such as Striee, Stippled, Rag Rolling, or Sponge finishes.
Velatura Glaze - Versatile, Breathable Mineral-Based Glaze for Interior & Exterior Finishes
Velatura is a high-performance, water-dilutable silicone/mineral-based glaze designed for faux finishing on both interior and exterior surfaces. Its unique composition allows it to interact beautifully with aggregates, textures, and mineral-based finishes, creating soft tonal transitions, varied saturations, and customizable opacities. Whether applied with a brush, sponge, or other faux finishing tools, Velatura offers endless possibilities for achieving sophisticated decorative effects.
The Ideal Glazing Medium for Mineral-Based Finishes
Perfect for use over plaster and stucco, Velatura enhances depth and texture while maintaining the breathability essential for long-term durability. Unlike traditional glazes that form a surface film, Velatura absorbs into the substrate, preserving the natural integrity of mineral-based systems. This ensures a non-flaking, non-peeling finish that allows moisture to escape, preventing trapped humidity that can cause surface deterioration over time.
A Key Component in the Travertine Tile Effect
One of Velatura’s most popular applications is as a finishing glaze for the Travertine Tile effect. Like a stain, it penetrates the texture while maintaining a porous, breathable surface after curing—delivering a natural, time-worn aesthetic without compromising durability.
Velatura is a must-have faux glaze for artisans and professionals seeking seamless, mineral-rich finishes that stand the test of time. Experimenting with dilution levels unlocks even greater creative potential, making it an essential tool for achieving depth, nuance, and long-lasting beauty in any decorative finish.
Spread rate:
Liter - Can be diluted up to 500% with water.
Custom Color Matching
Choose any color from major paint manufacturers, and our team at artSparx will custom tint your Venetian Plaster to your specifications. Contact us at 415.407.5097 or email us to place your custom order. (Additional fee applies for color tinting.)
Ideal for interior treatments, Contrast Pearl Glaze is your go-to solution for professional-quality faux finishes with ease and efficiency.
| Velur/L
$ 62.00 Velatura Glaze - Untinted - 3 lbs. |
Liter |
Pre-mixed Glazes
Custom Colors for Effortless Faux & Decorative Finishes
Ready, Set, Glaze! Achieve stunning faux and decorative finishes effortlessly with our pre-mixed glazes. Choose from a range of expertly blended colors, or let us create a custom glaze matched to any shade from major paint brands. Simply pick a color from any swatch book, provide the paint name and number, and we’ll deliver a ready-to-use glaze—interior or exterior, perfectly tailored to your project. Whether you're enhancing walls, furniture, or decorative accents, our pre-mixed glazes offer professional-quality results with ease.
Classic Parchment
Brick Red
Terre-Cotte
Mexican Red
Library Green
Burgundy Wine
Caribbean Green
Ocean Blue
Sky Blue
Moss Green
Celadon Green
Tangerine
Tuscan
Pumpkin
Sandstone
Rose Peach
Sunflower
Cream
Umbrian Brown
Straw
Burnt Orange
Burnt Umbrian
Cool Grey
Warm Grey
Product Description
Velatura A compatible interior/exterior glaze, Velatura is a reliable medium for faux finishing. It is a silicone/mineral based glaze, diluted by water, that reacts amazingly with aggregates and textures. Applicable by brush or other faux tools, Velatura glaze creates delicate tones and transitions in a wide variety of saturation and opacity. Experimenting with dilution is the key to successful finishing with Velatura.
Velatura is an ideal glazing medium for mineral based plaster and stucco effects. In order to preserve certain application systems, such as a mineral based system, we often recommend a finishing mineral glaze such as Velatura. This breathable silicone/mineral based glaze will not create a layer of skin over the texture, a potentially negative approach for long term preservation. So we've categorized Velatura as a mineral faux glaze, compatible with other mineral products and surfaces.
Another example, Velatura is often used as the finishing glaze for the Travertine Tile effect. Absorbing into the texture as would a stain, while maintaining a porous and breathable surface after curing, Velatura is quite unique in this sense. Allowing moisture to escape, and preventing surface coat peeling or flaking, it completes a mineral based finishing system. Inherently, mineral paints and glazes do not flake or peel.
Choose your color. Simply select a color of your choice from any major paint manufacturer and our team at artSparx will custom tint your Venetian Plaster and ship it directly to your location. Call us at 415.407.5097 or email. There is an additional fee for color tinting.
For Exterior and Interior treatments
Spread rate:
Quart - Can be diluted up to 500% with water.
Method of application
Choose your color. Simply select a color of your choice from any major paint manufacturer and our team at artSparx will custom tint your Contrast Glaze and ship it directly to your location. Call us at 415.407.5097 or email. There is an additional fee for color tinting.
All Faux Glaze products are shipped fully insured via FedEx.
Early American Style
Colonial Amercians drew inspriation from their European heritage. Curent design styles would filter across the ocean and become reinventedin early America. Proportion and scale took reign over ornementation, A neutral color palette of grey blue, greens and rose pinks is readily apparent.
Stucco Rustico - Aged Plaster
Stucco Rustico is a Traditional interior and exterior textured plaster that epitomizes the rustic old world charm commonly associated with Tuscan environments. I love this treatment for its ease of application and the natural, organic glazed appearance that results when using mineral based plasters and glazes. Whether a rough application or a smooth finish, this treatment holds true to the test of time and, in fact, feels as if time itself stopped to wash the walls personally.
The Rustic Color Palette
The Rustic Style color palette falls within a distinct range of color tones and is essential in creating a successful Rustic interior. By using the appropriate color tones you can create a variety of design styles ranging from Period and Historic, regional or thematic. Color helps define our experiences within an interior and exterior environment. It affects us on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level and can be calming and passive, expressive and vital.
Painted Floral Details
Floral patterns used as accents in fabrics and furniture are common place details in the English Country home. These graceful and organic patterns complement the cozy interior of this style and work particularly well with lace window treatments, an heirloom tea service set and the natural and rustic charm of wooden ceiling beams and slightly irregularly textured walls.