Texture Skins Archives - Concrete Decor

Tag: Texture Skins

A Variety of Tools and Techniques Adds Texture to Concrete Slabs

In this world, there are two types of concrete: concrete that’s flat, gray and utilitarian, and concrete that’s been shaped, colored and/or textured — and is considered art.

How Texture Stamp Mats Changed the Decorative Concrete Game

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 14 No. 6 - August/September 2014 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Before texture stamping, stamping professionals were limited to interlocking stamp patterns and all of the frustration and anxiety that accompany them. Flash forward to 2014, and numerous opportunities exist to showcase your decorative talent, thanks to the many variations of texture stamp tools.

Cracked Mud Seamless Skin from Brickform

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 11 No. 3 - April 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

When Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida wanted to create a new ride inspired by the popular Disney-Pixar movie “A Bug’s Life,” the theme park called on Brickform, a division of Solomon Colors Inc., to create a seamless texture skin representative of a dry lakebed. That was nearly one decade ago.

Cracked Mud Seamless Skin from Proline Concrete Tools

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Tools & Equipment Vol. 11 No. 3 - April 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Proline Concrete Tools receives a lot of requests for custom stamps, but rarely do the patterns end up turning into a nationwide trend.

Back in early 1990s, the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park wanted to emulate cracked mud found in the Serengeti Desert and Proline was up to the task.

Must Haves in Concrete Stamps and Texture Mats

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 10 No. 1 - January 2010 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Meet a few of the newest in texture mats and stamping tools for concrete.

Brickform Skins Flex to Suit

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 5 No. 3 - June/July 2005 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

When it comes to texture skins, flexibility is often appreciated, and Brickform LLC aims to please.

Overlapping Concrete Texture Skins Produces that Natural Look

Vol. 1 No. 2 - Summer 2001 Stamping & Texturing Concrete by Dave Cagle Comments are Disabled

Producing concrete that mimics natural stones is art in a cementatious medium and overlapping texture skins is one of the crucial techniques. Completely counter to the precise alignment of stamps, skins must be placed randomly so their impressions imitate the irregular looks of natural stone materials.

Using Concrete Texture Skins to Increase Your Profit

Vol. 1 No. 2 - Summer 2001 Stamping & Texturing Concrete by Dave Cagle Comments are Disabled

Planned carefully, skins will make your job a distinguished work of art. New-and profitable-tricks can be learned by old dogs, including concrete and contractors. Texture skins and color release chemicals are changing the look of concrete.