Lime Plaster: Walls Hand-Troweled

A close-up of a hand-troweled lime plaster wall. The plaster is a traditional lime-based material, thick enough to smooth out wall imperfections, resulting in a distinct and irregular surface undulation—concave and convex variations can reach several millimeters, and the direction marks of the trowel are clearly visible. Corners naturally thicken and round. The color is a warm white, with very faint hints of yellow and pink, not pure white; its depth varies slightly in different areas. The texture is matte, slightly rough, and completely light-absorbing. When strong side light falls on the wall, every undulation casts subtle shadows, giving the entire wall a distinct texture and depth, far from flat. Avoid: making the wall surface smooth and flat, using a uniform latex paint texture, eliminating trowel marks, using cool white and pure white.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面手工抹製的石灰牆近景。塗料是傳統的石灰基材料,厚度足以修飾牆體的不平,因此表面有明顯而不規則的起伏——凹凸的落差可達數公釐,抹刀的方向痕跡清楚可見,轉角處自然變厚變圓。顏色是溫暖的白,帶著極淡的黃與粉,不是純白;在不同的位置深淺略有差異。質地是霧面的、微粗糙的,完全吸光。強烈的側光落在牆上時,每一處起伏都投出細微的陰影,整面牆因此有明顯的紋理與深度,絕不平坦。避免:把牆面做成平整光滑、使用均勻的乳膠漆質感、消除抹刀的痕跡、使用冷白與純白色。