Marble Like Painting

How to water marble with acrylic paint.

Marble like painting.

Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. They cost about 5 00 a piece. Many years ago i bought a marbleize kit to paint a table and the results were surprisingly good. When the paint is dry add marble veining.

How to draw marble. Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins. Blend out fine veins. Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Dip a detail brush in diluted white or very light green paint and add fine lines to simulate veins. Equally surprising was how simple the kit was so i will reproduce the steps here the items you need are 4 colors of paint. See more ideas about marble painting marble faux marble.

Paint a faux marble finish. Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. We chose to replicate the traditional white with grey veining but this technique will work with any colors.

When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. How to marble paint countertops. You can use it as a guide to see what veins look like since when you are painting them you can create the most realistic look. Marble effect sample board part 1.

Apply one of the middle shades. To recreate the complexity of multicolored marble note the colors in a marble variety that you like and pick three or four paint colors based on the true marble. Follow these steps for painting countertops to look like marble. If you are going to paint your counters to look like marble i recommend you purchase a marble tile with veining at the home improvement store.

Black gray dark green a. Remember to paint the veins over the edge of the tabletop as well. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. If desired sponge on lighter shades of green to soften the tabletop and add more depth to the surface.