Brushing out : the colored glaze is "brushed out" to create different effects, bending the brush and working it back and forth at different angles will create different wood grain patterns.
Cloth rolling: a cloth is rolled up, and then is rolled over the wet glaze
Dabbing: a balled up piece of cloth is pounced on the wet galze in one direction, then repeated in the opposite direction
Mottling: to apply color in blotches (to dab or pounce in larger areas)
Flyspeck: a colorant is flicked off a brush, producing random patterns of little dots
Vein Lines: various shaped and sized lines are drawn with a brush and colorant to duplicate the veins in various marbles
Wipe outs: various tools are used to remove a small amount of glaze to duplicate the natural markings on the materials you are imitating such as knots, mineral markings, erratic grain patterns, burls, and the like.
Glaze: a colored liquid that stays wet for various periods of time, depending on the materials used to make up the glaze
Colorant: your choice of oil colors, Japan colors or universal colors
Binder: tung oil, or boiled linseed oil
Solvent: mineral spirits or naptha
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Here's a list of a few finishing terms that used in manipulating the glaze, other names maybe used in other parts of the country.
Dabber: brushes or clothes used for applying the glaze.
Distressing: adding cow tails, curlicues or other markings to give an antique look.
Pounce: to dab heavy to apply the colored glaze.
Rag Rolling: A technique using a rag (cloth) that is rolled with liquid glaze or rolled over a wet glaze.
Tipping off: Tipping off is a brushing technique used in the final brush of the coating, the brush is lightly stroked across the surface, this will reduce the brush marks
