Today I
will show you my work made with the use of technique of painting a variety of surfaces
which are not only wooden but also made of iron, metal or even canvas. The
technique is called DRY BRUSHING.
Having
experienced it myself, I know that the effect got with the usage of this method
depends on the amount of paint which is put on the surface, a type of brush as
well as the colour of outer or primer paint. Generally, thin, narrow brushes
are out of the question. You should also know that after finishing the process
of painting, the work will be covered with wax or varnish which will brighten
the final effect.
Therefore,
it is sometimes better to paint the surface more greatly in order to reach the
intensive look of an old, used piece of furniture with the features of an
antique masterpiece.
Dry
brushing is a method of putting paint on the surface with almost dry brush.
We can use
acrylic or water based paints. Sadly, I haven’t got any experience with the
oils because of the onerousness of washing the brush with special degreasing
agents.
I’m often
so excited because of a new project that I’m lost to the world therefore I
couldn’t take the picture before starting the work.
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A whole
table was covered with a very dark paint and it was greatly varnished. The
process of removing the paint lasted a few hours. However, thanks to it I
uncovered the real structure of the wood.
I’ve used antique pine, water based stain as a base coat. Dry brushing was firstly made with
white acrylic paint. Then, I’ve added beige and green.
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The whole
work was covered with matt acrylic varnish.
The final
effect is presented here:
See you next....
