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Acryl-Halbkreide-Grundierung

English translation: half-chalk ground or emulsion ground

18:53 Feb 25, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / paint
German term or phrase: Acryl-Halbkreide-Grundierung
Ebenso werden bei den Gesso-Grundierungen auch Acryl-Halbkreide-Grundierungen angeboten.

some sort of primer - Halbkreide is difficult to find
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
English translation:half-chalk ground or emulsion ground
Explanation:
Google search either of these terms for a few hits that seem to know what they're talking about :-). The link below mentions emulsion grounds and half-chalk grounds in the same breath.
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Edwin Miles
Germany
Local time: 10:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2half-chalk ground or emulsion ground
Edwin Miles
4a mixture of acrylic and half-chalk primers
Olga Gladkova


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
half-chalk ground or emulsion ground


Explanation:
Google search either of these terms for a few hits that seem to know what they're talking about :-). The link below mentions emulsion grounds and half-chalk grounds in the same breath.


    Reference: http://www.noteaccess.com/MATERIALS/OtherG.htm
Edwin Miles
Germany
Local time: 10:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim-in-times-square/68088060/
2 hrs
agree  Stephen Reader: W/Helen. M.L. Apelt has 'emulsion ground'. Olga's e.g.s, esp. the 1st, suggest you could say 'acrylic gesso' (or PVA gesso) in asker's sentence but depends on what's current.
1 day 23 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a mixture of acrylic and half-chalk primers


Explanation:
"Acrylic-and-half-chalk primer" would be more accurate but also more awkward, I think.

Example sentence(s):
  • GESSO: ...Same name applied to acrylic bound chalk and pigment used on flexible supports as well as rigid.
  • ...no matter which kind of painting ground you choose, - classical half-chalk primer or simple acrylic paint...

    Reference: http://www.rexart.com/glossary.html
    Reference: http://www.izmaglow.com/art-materials/stretch-canvas-on-wood...
Olga Gladkova
Canada
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Reader: Neutral only because your 1st e.g. sentence shows gesso can be acrylic, chalk and all. In your 2nd e.g. the distinction seems to be between 'classical' and (implied) 'modern'. (Forgive my hair-splitting)
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