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Faux is a French word for false or fake. It is often used in English phrases such as faux pearls and faux fur.

When manufacturing faux objects or materials, an attempt is often made to create products which will resemble the imitated items as closely as possible. However, some products are intentionally made to look "faux", for example, faux furs made for prospective buyers who want their fur to be recognizable as imitation due to controversy over the use and manufacture of real animal furs.

Faux materials are produced in a variety of ways, for example faux finishes, such as Terrazzo and scagliola, generally made with marble dust in a plaster binder, yielding a hard material that will take a polish. To imitate marbles, porphyry, and other stones, "faux finishes" are often painted using spatterdash, sponging, and feather-streaking techniques on gessoed and painted surfaces.

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Acabados falsos, que imitan otros materiales. ... Técnicas de pintura: Envejecido con tinta y cera ... Técnicas de pintura: Teñido al Titanio ...
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-10-21 15:00:32 GMT)
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Tambien "pintura decorativa" o "trampantojo" (trompe l'oeil)

English term (edited): faux painting

Puede que se refiera a esta técnica pictórica que consiste en simular efectos o texturas falsos en las paredes... No sé si encaja en tu contexto, pero igual te sirve. :-)