Marbling Effect Oil Paint

How to draw marble.

Marbling effect oil paint.

Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins. Drop paint on the paper and then drops of oil over the paint. Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate. 4 6 out of 5 stars 45.

When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. When i was introduced to the art of decorative painting nearly 15 years ago i instantly fell in love with faux finishes and faux painting. Create fun patterns and let kids decide what colors and and shapes they want. Add a drop of the paint on top of the water in your pan watch is magically dissipate into a circle.

4 4 out of 5 stars 280. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. How to paint a marble effect faux finish. Then use a toothpick or skewer to drag the paint in different directions creating a marbling effect.

And because the paint is oil based there s less risk of the pigment sinking to the bottom of your water bath oil and water you know. If you are looking to do acrylic paint pouring this folkart marbling paint pour set is a favorite. Lee shares with us his passion for faux marble and marble effect painting. We hang out paint draw and then we party ie.

Three or four marble like colors jackson tan hc 46 hasbrouck brown hc 71 coyote trail 1224 valley forge brown hc 74 benjamin moore. Paint tray several china bristle brushes artists brushes latex paint eggshell sheen. Montana cans montana effect 400 ml marble color black spray paint. Blend out fine veins.

We d seen several methods but we had almost all the supplies to marble with oil paints so we decided to try that out first. The oil paint method of marbling is a bit more labor intensive but it allows you to create totally customized colors. Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique. Marbling is a great craft pastime for people who are just starting out and for kids too.

It is a technique that can really go numerous different ways with no concrete right or wrong paths. In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared on both lists. Marble with acrylic paint for beginners or kids. To paint an illusion that tricks the eye really appealed to me and seemed to suit my style of fine art painting perfectly.

Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.