faux painting techniques for free
This site is full of craft ideas for you to make. Remember, that a special something made with love is the best present you can give.
Lets start with marbling. This is a really effective and surprisingly easy technique to get the hang of. You will surprise yourself with how quickly you can achieve some spectacular results..
4 small tins of paint (emulsion tester pots, oils, acrylics and even watercolours are all good). Get one light colour such as a cream or stone for the base and other darker colours (terracotta, brown and granite for example) plus an off-white
1st lay down a base coat of the cream or stone colour.
Step two is to then draw a few thin diagonal squiggly lines of terracotta and blend them in as in the next picture
Wait for that to dry and then add a few granite squiggles in the opposite direction and blend again.
Now add some white. make these lines close and occassionally over the top of the terracotta lines you painted earlier.
add more white and finally some subtle browns
There you have it, a finished marble effect. In the example above Ihave used natural shades, but there is nothing to stop you marnbling with bright colours. As a student we created a wall of purple marble effect. The technique is versatile and you will find that you rapidly become proficient at this craft.
There are lots of other great faux paint effects available to help you enhance any craft project.