Page 2 | craftgawker - StumbleUpon. Craft Recipes. Here are some craft recipes that may save you a little money -- and add to your "craft satisfaction. " Do not eat them. For us, part of the satisfaction of making something comes from REALLY making it. From scratch. We believe that crafting and scrapbooking has to be much more than assembling things made by someone else. Crackle Medium for Paint You know what a crackle paint finish looks like; old paint that has weathered the years under the sun, with an alligator-skin texture showing the old paint color in the cracks through the newer paint.
The cracking is caused by the crackle medium absorbing moisture from the top coat of paint, swelling and stretching, and tearing the paint apart. You can buy crackle medium or entire kits at a craft store. The recipe for crackle medium is simple: Hide glue (popular brands are Gorilla or Titebond). Quickly brush on the topcoat of paint, using a wide brush and cover as much area as possible with one coat, avoiding overlapping strokes.
Too much trouble? DIY Doily Lamp. Natasha question on Painting and Decorating. From Keith-Marbling Plector-Just Funny Robert-Colour Washing Russ-Puttying, Paperhanging & Others Nobby-Acrylic Marbling Gill-Terebine, Whiting Natasha-Lime Wash Sharon-NVQ Questions N.Watts-Mural Painting Ian-Painting Gyproc Coving Noel-Turpentine Tara-Scumble Tara's Question I found your web site, not sure if I can write and ask just willy nilly, but was wondering if you had a good recipe for oil based and acrylic scumble glaze. I live in Kenya and you cannot buy these off the shelf here. Thank you Tara You can certainly ask willy nilly, I haven't heard that expression for a long time.
I might even give you a willy nilly answer. For the oil scumble you willy need one part raw linseed oil of any type or perhaps boiled oil, two parts turpentine or turps substitute and a small amount, 10% to 20% of the whole mixture, of terebine dryers or if you are using boiled oil then just a very small amount. You are such a star, thank you so much for the info… You will have to do a little experimenting.
Mixing Faux Painting Glaze | DIY guide to mixing faux finishing glaze and paint colors. Faux painting glaze, also called extender, is a translucent liquid that mixes with paint and coloring tints to create a see-through decorative finish for walls and furniture. Because glaze dries slower than paint, it allows time to manipulate the finish with a sponge or other faux finishing tool to create these effects. Glaze painting is sometimes called broken color painting because the decorative designs are applied over a solid base color and the top coating is patchy, allowing the underlying colors to show through.
This effect create the impression of depth in the finish. There are several techniques for creating these finishes using tools like sponges, paper, rags, feathers and floppy brushes to move the glaze around and shape the design. These techniques range from the very simple like sponging glaze over wall paint, to complex procedures like this craft paper technique that use 2 or more colors of glaze to create more interest and dimension in the finish. Mixing Glaze Base-Coating. Faux Painting Techniques | Paints and Glazes. After a decision has been made as to the desired faux effect, one must choose whether oil or water based paint will be used.
There are many finishes that can be created using either medium; however, many are created most effectively using oil based paints and glazes. As a paint medium, oils can be more easily manipulated, making it ideal for the creation of faux finishes. Oils also typically have a longer drying time, giving the faux finisher more time to work with and manipulate the finish.
Oils are hardier than water based mediums, making them particularly well suited to high traffic areas such as kitchens, and items that get frequent use, such as furniture. Unless well varnished, water based mediums are less hardy. Because they dry faster than oil based mediums, they are typically only used when creating finishes that require a fast build up of layers, like sponging or color washing. There are some faux finishes, such as verdigris, that require a mixed medium. Artist's acrylics: Pigment. Homemade Wall Glaze. How to Paint With Linseed Oil. How to Make Homemade Paint Glaze. Mod Podge - Definition - Craft Terms.