I have a potential client who wants the surface texture of Stucco Lugano or Murs d'art, combined with the dimensional texture of Stucco Valentino, and the color intensity gotten with Stucco Veneziano or Calcenova Arredo. What options do I have and what kind of price range would this be? Oh, here's an important factor too: they do not want any shine. Maybe a surface tint/wash over Murs d'art to give it the color intensity? And also build up the skim coat with Protomuro S to give it an undulating, organic feel?

Thank you

Andrea

Maybe Distressed Marmorino? 3 color intensity and a raw umber wax over it to age it.

That's music to my ears. Several years ago I made my first attempt to make my own wax and pigment it. I didnt know that you have to use solvent to get the pigments into solution AND I used way too much carnauba with my turp and beeswax. I was imagining a rust-colored buttery wax that I could spread out and then buff out, but I ended up with globs of HARD wax which I have had to remove very slowly with acetone. How do you get your raw umber into your wax? Any comments on what happened to me? Thanks!

If you melt an ounce or two of beeswax over a double boiler and then pour a solution of about a cup of water with just a bit of ammonia into it the wax will effervesce and become the consistency of whipped cream. Remove the wax from heat and stir constantly until cooled. Then transfer the wax to a container for storing. This works like a charm and is easy to trowel on a wall.

I forgot to add that the water/ammonia mixture needs to be heated to just below the boiling point and added to the hot wax. Then the chemical reaction will occur.