Marble Painting Diy

How to draw marble.

Marble painting diy. Chalk paint s longer than usual drying time will give you time to decide whether to apply a second coat. Squirt a blob of each shade of green paint on a plastic plate. Using an inspiration image of carrara marble as a guide i roughly drew out the veining lines with a medium paintbrush then immediately sponged over them with the dry side of my sponge blurring the veins see below. Paint the entire countertop with the white paint by first cutting in with a 2 inch natural bristle brush and filling in with your 7 inch roller.

Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. Blend out fine veins. Cassidy garcia photography now for the fun stuff.

How to paint cultured marble countertops. Dab and smear the paint to create the look of marble. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Just grab a water tub and fill it up with water spray paint your favorite paint colors in its center and next stir the paint randomly for a marble effect and then dip dye your pumpkins in it for a gorgeous marbled appeal.

I then sponged completely over the entire table with white paint. When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. So i scoured the internet looking for a cheap way to refinish them.

Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon. Dip the sea sponge into all three colors at once and dab the sponge lightly on the tabletop. To successfully vein the surface mix each color of gray paint with water using the ratio of three parts of paint to one part of water. Apply a thin coat of chalk paint to the marble keeping a wet edge.

You will use a feather to create this marble look which can be purchased at any craft store or found in nature. Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins. I came across live love diy s post on how she used expoxy paint to cover her tile countertops. Next start adding the color variations that will impart the marbled appearance.

It is so m. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. For a lighter look sponge off excess paint onto a paper towel as you work. I have recently discovered this acrylic fluid painting technique and i m obsessed.

How to water marble with acrylic paint. She made it look pretty easy so i decided i would give it a shot.