Marble Paint Strokes

It s helpful to have a visual aid even if it s just a picture of marble from a magazine.

Marble paint strokes.

You re going to want to use a stir stick to get the pigment thoroughly mixed into the paint from the bottom of the can. Keep rags on hand to remove paint from the dry brush. Here annie has chosen paris grey. Crosshatching technique is brushing in diagonal or intersecting strokes.

Reactivate technique is adding moisture so you rework an area that s already dry. The chalked paint is very thick and it dries very quickly. All the marble stokes are handmade created with acrylic paints. Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.

The natural marble effect of the strokes is well suited for creating unique handmade textures as well as artistic overlays. Paint the marble surround. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. Shaking just doesn t do the trick since it s so thick.

Once all the gloss is gone clean the surface with a damp tack cloth to remove the dust then let it dry. Leave to dry for a couple of hours. 119 unique png paint stroke cut outs. Smudges and strokes all created by hand with acrylic paint.

First use 36 grit sandpaper to remove the finish on the marble. If you want to paint on marble you ll need to use an oil based primer and high gloss paint.