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Lacquer Paint. Lacquer paint is a fine finish on tables, wall paper, picture frames, wooden boxes, and etc. . A lacquer painting . What? Where? When?. What: Lacquer. Lacquer is a paint of a nail polish called shellac. It is used as a shiny finish on wood and on nails.
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Lacquer Paint Lacquer paint is a fine finish on tables, wall paper, picture frames, wooden boxes, and etc. A lacquer painting
What? Where? When? What: Lacquer. Lacquer is a paint of a nail polish called shellac. It is used as a shiny finish on wood and on nails. Where: Lacquer was made in china When: Lacquer was found during seven hundred seventy two b.c. That part of time was called the Han Dynasty.
How is it made? 1.The lacquer paint comes from the Lacquer tree sap. 2. Next a artist picks a wood block, in which they pour one layer of lacquer on then they apply thin cotton clothes soaked in clay are put on. They repeat this step five times. 3. Artificial or natural coloring will be added to the lacquer sap which will make the colored paint. 4. Many artists add sea shells, gold and silver leaf, egg shells, ect.
How is it used today? Lacquer paint is used mainly for two things: painting nails and painting as in decorating Most lacquer paint is red, but with nail polish it can be multiple colors. This is a container in which was painted in lacquer paint.
How it was used In the Han dynasty people used lacquer paint for paintings, decorating things in their house hold, and many other things. Most artists used it for paintings which were, and still are popular today. Some pictures of some lacquer paintings.
Why was it invented? The lacquer was invented because of decorating things. The Chinese people were , and still are very detailed who make sure that everything is perfect. No one invented lacquer paint, lacquer paint comes from the sap of the lacquer tree.