Degradation phenomena
Surface Whitening
(White) Haze
An obstructing layer diminishing the visibility of the paint layer.Related terms
HazingHazy appearance
COMMENT: COMMENT: A haze can have multiple causes such as the deposition of foreign matter, the growth of microorganisms, or the scattering of light from fine, clear to translucent particles
Literature
Zucker J., Opaque to Transparent: paint film defects in the work of Frederic Church and the Hudson River School., 2007, in: AIC Paintings Specialty Group postprints, Rhode Island, 16th-19th June 2006. AIC, Washington, pp 33-41Jablonski E., Learner T., Hayes J., Golden M., The Conservation of Acrylic Emulsion Paintings: A Literature Review, 2010, in: ,
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260400209_The_Conservation_of_Acrylic_Emulsion_Paintings_A_Literature_Review
Whitmore P.M. Colaluca V.G., Farrell E., A note on the origin of turbidity in films of an artists' acrylic paint medium, 1996, in: Studies in Conservation vol. 41 nr. 4, pp 250-255
Surface Whitening
(White) HazeBlanching
Bloom
Crazing
Crizzling
Crust
Efflorescence
Ghosting
Protrusions/Aggregates
White Phenomena
Whitening