Decorative Finish: Metallic Woodgrain

Decorative Finish: Metallic Woodgrain
"Metallic Woodgrain" decorative finish
DECORATIVE FINISH HOW-TO

Metallic Woodgrain

Artist: Tobey Renee Sanders

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Metallic Woodgrain

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1 | Paint basecoat color, OC-65 Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore. Let dry.

2 | Create glaze mixture using Sheer Glazing Medium mixed with Carbon Black and Raw Umber Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics. Using a 4″ foam brush, brush on the glaze in an organic motion, covering 100% of the surface.
(Photo 1)

3 | Gently walk out the Carbon Black and Raw Umber glaze with a terry towel across the surface to get rid of the foam brush marks. Leave wet for next step.
(Photo 2)

4 | Use a flogger to create the first layer of the wood grain technique. Gently pounce the flogger across the surface. Let completely dry.
(Photo 3)

5 | Create a metallic glaze mixture using the Glazing Gel and White Veil Metallic Paint. Brush on using the foam brush and walk out again with a terry towel. Leave wet for next step.
(Photo 4)

6 | Use the woodgraining rocker to create vertical wood grain lines. Use the striae graining tool to create more vertical veins.
(Photo 5)

7 | Use badger blender to soften lines until desired look is achieved. Let dry.
(Photo 6)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 7)

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About the Artist
Tobey Renee Sanders is an accomplished Decorative Artist, Design expert and Tv personality born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Tobey Renee has more than 20 years of experience in Interior Design & Decorative Arts and is widely recognized for her custom faux finish techniques and stunning line of contemporary art. In 2003, She launched FauxDécor Design Studio, a super talented decorative painting company, providing residential spaces, commercial property and celebrity clients with uniquely designed and custom faux finishes. Tobey Renee specializes in rich high-end Plasters, such as Glassello and Marmorino. She is mostly known for her popular GlamRock Mica Finishes and Diamond Glass technique, that adorns the walls of Hollywood’s hottest A list celebrity homes. Her client list includes design firms and developers in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC, as well as entertainers and athletes across the nation. She has also been featured on HGTV’s Smart Home, Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and Vh1’s K Michelle’s: My Life. Her faux finished rooms have been showcased in numerous publications such as, People Magazine, Black Enterprise and The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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Decorative Finish: Woodward

Decorative Finish: Woodward
"Woodward" decorative finish
DECORATIVE FINISH HOW-TO

Woodward

Artist: Robin Belisle

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Woodward

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INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: All mixed colors below will reference a Benjamin Moore paint color where needed to guide you while you are mixing your colors. They are for reference only.

1 | Start with a clean dry surface that is at least
primed any color.

2 | Mix the Weathered Granite to a color close to Benjamin Moore 1599 Marina Gray using Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Van dyke Brown Hue, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and a small amount of Carbon Black. You’re just looking for a basic mid-tone cement color.

3 | Trowel all areas with a combo of the above mixture and a small amount of untinted Weathered Granite. Apply them both to your trowel and cover the surface. This provides more interesting areas to work around in the next steps.
(Photo 1)

4 | Mix a custom color glaze with the Glazing Medium and Raw Sienna, Van Dyke Brown Hue, and small amount of Purple Dioxazine. (The Purple Dioxazine is very strong, use sparingly). It produces a warm faded color tint. Keep a bit aside for use later. Using your chip brush, lightly brush in vertically in some areas just to add some color. This is random spacing but shoot for approximately 10% coverage over your surface. Some areas should have larger areas tinted than others. Let dry.
(Photo 2)

5 | Dip your sea sponge into the Pre-Mixed Metallic Paint in Roman Gold and dot it into some of the tinted surface areas from previous layer. If necessary, flatten and smash into crevices with trowel. Let dry.
(Photo 3)

6 | Mix 3 separate 1/3 cup batches using the Venetian Plaster in the following colors:

  • Benjamin Moore1530 Senora Gray using the Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, Titanium White, and very small amount of Carbon Black
  • Benjamin Moore1550 Cumulus Cloud using Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Van Dyke Brown Hue, Titanium White, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and a small amount of Carbon Black
  • Benjamin Moore 1592 Blue Springs using Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and a small amount of Dioxazine Purple, Van Dyke Brown Hue, Titanium White, and Carbon Black.

7 | Using 2 of the mixed colors from Step 6 — not mixed together but separately on your trowel at the same time — begin troweling around the texture and color pockets you created previously with the color glaze and Roman Gold Metallic Paint. Start by dotting onto your surface to offload your trowel and as you near being empty on them, use the remaining plaster to dot into your previously created pockets. (You shouldn’t avoid the pockets, but you don’t want to start dotting in a pocket with a fully loaded trowel as this will fill in too much).
(Photo 4)

Once your trowel is offloaded, smooth down or flatten the plaster by pulling with the trowel horizontally and vertically. Continue in this manner until all areas are covered, changing between the 3 plasters randomly, any two in a combination on your trowel. Fill in areas of your pockets until they are pleasing in composition. Let dry.

8 | Reapply mixed color glaze and/or the Roman Gold Metallic Paint to taste, as well as another pass on the plasters, applying in the same manner as above until you are satisfied with the look. Let dry. Note that some of these areas will crackle on their own.

9 | Fresco: I wanted a fresco type look so I taped off an area along the bottom and used the tinted glaze from Step 4 to fully fill in the area below the tape line.
(Photo 5)

Terry towel to soften, lightly mist with Windex, count to twenty and blot with terry towel and immediately start to lightly pull in all directions with the sponge applicator. It will pull off where the Windex has bitten in but keep in mind you are not going for complete removal.
(Photo 6)

You are trying to have a very weathered effect. Let dry and then stencil with the Art Deco pattern with the color glaze, using a small amount more of Raw Umber and Van Dyke Brown Hue. Lightly blot and fade with terry towel and pull stencil carefully. Clean up any edges and let dry.

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 7)

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About the Artist
Robin Belisle, owner and Decorative Artist at Faux Couture, is a self taught artist who began her decorative painting career in 1998 after an extraordinary encounter with a faux finishing class. From there, she made a pointed decision to become the best decorative painter she could be and searched out award winning designers and builders to work with. She has traveled to Italy, Paris, many times to Morocco and all over the world leaving her mark on homes and hotels in need of artistic interpretation. This in turn has helped her hone her craft and create many signature finishes based on her travels. She has been featured in magazine articles, trade shows and the local news as trends to watch. She began teaching in her own studio and then taught many classes across the US. She joined the Board of Directors for the International Decorative Artisans league (IDAL) as education chair. As that chapter drew to a close, she knew she would eventually be teaching more. She has since joined other instructors on THE PAINT HIVE teaching online decorative painting classes.

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Decorative Finish: Wisteria

Decorative Finish: Wisteria
"Wisteria" decorative finish
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Wisteria

Artist: Robin Belisle

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INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: All mixed colors below will reference a Benjamin Moore paint color where needed to guide you while you are mixing your colors. They are for reference only unless it is a base coat.

1 | Basecoat in Benjamin Moore 1436 Whirlpool and let dry.

2 | Mix a batch of Metallic Texture Pearl Base and Soapstone in a 1:1 ratio, approximately ½ cup each. Separate into two containers and set aside for the two separate color mixes below.

3 | Mix two color batches with the custom Metallic Texture Pearl Base and Soapstone mix:

  • One batch to match Benjamin Moore 1614 Delray Gray by using the custom Metallic Texture and Soapstone mix with Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Van Dyke Brown Hue, Raw Sienna, a very small amount of Carbon Black, and Pre-Mixed Metallic Paint in Silver
  • Second batch to match Benjamin Moore 1453 Pebble Creek using the custom Metallic Texture and Soapstone mix with Dioxazine Purple, Raw Umber, and a small amount of Carbon Black, Titanium White, and Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)

4 | Use a whizz roller to roll on the Delray Gray mix in an even coat and prepare to use the Burlap Tool. When the product is on evenly and consistent, use the burlap tool to drag evenly vertically. If needed, repeat again. Let dry.
(Photos 1-3)

5 | Repeat the above process with the Pebble Creek mix and this time drag it horizontally. Let dry.
(Photo 4)

6 | Prepare the double sided tape and gold leaf. Mark off the area to be gold leafed and run the double sided sticky tape between markings. (Do not cross over lines before you add the gold leaf. Add the gold leaf on the first line, then run the opposite line.
(Photos 5-6)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 7)

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About the Artist
Robin Belisle, owner and Decorative Artist at Faux Couture, is a self taught artist who began her decorative painting career in 1998 after an extraordinary encounter with a faux finishing class. From there, she made a pointed decision to become the best decorative painter she could be and searched out award winning designers and builders to work with. She has traveled to Italy, Paris, many times to Morocco and all over the world leaving her mark on homes and hotels in need of artistic interpretation. This in turn has helped her hone her craft and create many signature finishes based on her travels. She has been featured in magazine articles, trade shows and the local news as trends to watch. She began teaching in her own studio and then taught many classes across the US. She joined the Board of Directors for the International Decorative Artisans league (IDAL) as education chair. As that chapter drew to a close, she knew she would eventually be teaching more. She has since joined other instructors on THE PAINT HIVE teaching online decorative painting classes.

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Decorative Finish: Beachside

Decorative Finish: Beachside
"Beachside" decorative finish
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Beachside

Artist: Robin Belisle

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NOTE: All mixed colors below will reference a Benjamin Moore paint color where needed to guide you while you are mixing your colors. This is for reference only unless it is a basecoat.

1 | Basecoat in Benjamin Moore CC-20 Decorator’s White and let dry.

2 | Mix ½ cup Golden Paintworks Metallic Texture Pearl Base with ¼ cup Golden Paintworks Glazing Medium and roll on evenly. Use a wallpaper brush to brush horizontally and evenly. You are just adding texture here but also simulating threads.
(Photo 1)

3 | Mix approximately 1 cup Metallic Texture Pearl Base with ⅛ cup Glazing Medium, and to this add Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics, starting with one drop of Raw Umber, then a small squirt of Titanium White, and 3 drops of Raw Sienna. You are just shifting it barely off white to match to Benjamin Moore 967 Cloud White. You may have to add another drop or two of Raw Sienna. Set aside.

4 | Measure and tape off your stripes. You can only do every other stripe at one time and then they must dry.
(Photo 2)

5 | Trowel or roll in between area taped off with the tinted Metallic Texture mixture. Add an even thick layer, not necessarily smooth and use your wallpaper brush to lightly pull horizontally to simulate threads. Right away, use the Wavy Trowel to pull vertically and slightly over the tape line. You can pull down until it looks how you want, but pulling too many times will pull off too much product and you will have to reapply more product. Repeat for all taped lines. Pull tape and let dry.
(Photos 3-4)

6 | Tape the alternating rows not previously done and repeat the above process. Pull tape and let dry.
(Photo 5)

7 | Use the Darcie Gold Pen to lightly hit the edges of any rows that you want to see this edging on.
(Photo 6)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 7)

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About the Artist
Robin Belisle, owner and Decorative Artist at Faux Couture, is a self taught artist who began her decorative painting career in 1998 after an extraordinary encounter with a faux finishing class. From there, she made a pointed decision to become the best decorative painter she could be and searched out award winning designers and builders to work with. She has traveled to Italy, Paris, many times to Morocco and all over the world leaving her mark on homes and hotels in need of artistic interpretation. This in turn has helped her hone her craft and create many signature finishes based on her travels. She has been featured in magazine articles, trade shows and the local news as trends to watch. She began teaching in her own studio and then taught many classes across the US. She joined the Board of Directors for the International Decorative Artisans league (IDAL) as education chair. As that chapter drew to a close, she knew she would eventually be teaching more. She has since joined other instructors on THE PAINT HIVE teaching online decorative painting classes.

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Decorative Finish: Alhambra

Decorative Finish: Alhambra
"Alhambra" decorative finish
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Alhambra

Artist: Robin Belisle

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INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: All mixed colors will reference a Benjamin Moore paint color where needed to guide you while you are mixing your colors. They are for reference only unless it is actually a basecoat.

1 | Basecoat in Benjamin Moore HC-40 Greenfield Pumpkin and let dry. Once dry, roll the Golden Paintworks Roman Gold in a smooth even layer and let dry.
(Photo 1)

2 | Spray the back side of the Wallovers Medina Stencil with a stencil adhesive and let it tack up. While it is tacking up, mix Golden Paintworks Soapstone with Dioxazine Purple, Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, and Titanitum White Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics. You are using Benjamin Moore 1418 Oriental Iris as your color guide.
(Photo 2)

3 | Attach the stencil to your surface and using the bondo scraper, trowel over the entire surface with the custom Soapstone mix, making sure not to bleed through the lines. Try to create a consistent, even layer.
(Photo 3)

4 | Pull the stencil off carefully and soak in hot water. Let the surface dry completely and clean the stencil. You will use it again.
(Photo 4)

At this point, I really, really loved the sample as is. It has a beautiful, clean and very modern tiled look. It can always be left at this point, but I wanted a lot of color. So if you are in for the higher road, continue on.

5 | Mix the following colors with Golden Paintworks Glazing Medium and Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics using your Benjamin Moore paint deck for reference:
▪ BM1420 Softened Violet: Dioxazine Purple, Titanium White, and Raw Umber
▪ BM1392 Fire and Ice: Dioxazine Purple, Van Dyke Brown Hue, Raw Sienna, and a small amount of Carbon Black
▪ BM1421 Bistro Blue: Dioxazine Purple, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and Titanium White
▪ BM1385 Cupid’s Dart: Titanium White, Raw Sienna, and a small amount Dioxazine Purple
▪ BM1377 Caribbean Sunset: Titanium White, Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, and a small amount Dioxazine Purple
▪ BM1472 Silver Chain: Titanium White and a small amount of Carbon Black and custom Bistro Blue mix.
(Photo 5)

6 | Spray the back side of the Wallovers Medina Stencil with a stencil adhesive and let it tack up. After tacking up, carefully lay back over the raised design exactly as it was before.
(Photo 6)

7 | Stencil your tinted Glazing Medium colors, making sure your colors are somewhat transparent, as it will give a more glazed tile look. Color in the entire pattern and let dry. Use the attached color map for reference to color placement.
(Photo 7)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 8)

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About the Artist
Robin Belisle, owner and Decorative Artist at Faux Couture, is a self taught artist who began her decorative painting career in 1998 after an extraordinary encounter with a faux finishing class. From there, she made a pointed decision to become the best decorative painter she could be and searched out award winning designers and builders to work with. She has traveled to Italy, Paris, many times to Morocco and all over the world leaving her mark on homes and hotels in need of artistic interpretation. This in turn has helped her hone her craft and create many signature finishes based on her travels. She has been featured in magazine articles, trade shows and the local news as trends to watch. She began teaching in her own studio and then taught many classes across the US. She joined the Board of Directors for the International Decorative Artisans league (IDAL) as education chair. As that chapter drew to a close, she knew she would eventually be teaching more. She has since joined other instructors on THE PAINT HIVE teaching online decorative painting classes.

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Decorative Finish: Soapstone Tile

Decorative Finish: Soapstone Tile
"Soapstone Tile" decorative finish
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Soapstone Tile

Artist: Jess Kollar

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Soapstone Tile

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1 | Mix Red Oxide, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Magenta, and Burnt Umber Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics into the Soapstone until desired color is achieved. I used a custom pink coloration. The tinted Soapstone will dry a few shades darker. Trowel a thin layer across surface. Let dry.
(Photo 1)

2 | Trowel a second layer across surface. Let dry.

3 | Cut your desired tile stencil shape in a clear mylar sheet. Apply stencil glue to one side and let dry a few minutes. Lay your stencil, glue side down in the center of your area. Press firmly.
(Photo 2)

4 | Trowel untinted Soapstone across the stencil opening.
(Photo 3)

5 | Lift off stencil carefully and let dry.
(Photo 4)

6 | Tint more Soapstone with a little Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, and a hint of Carbon Black. In another container, take half of this new mixture and mix equal parts with your original custom pink Soapstone color. You can create more custom colors by mixing the new and original Soapstone colors together and creating new complementary ones. The swatches show the original pink, the new mixture and then the 2 mixed together. The fourth color swatch mixture is also used on the stencil.
(Photo 5)

7 | Place stencil down next to the area you completed. Trowel Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, and Carbon Black mixture on the stencil. Remove stencil gently.
(Photo 6)

8 | Stencil the other areas with the other mixed colors as well as the untinted Soapstone. You can also use the original pink color in your design for the third layer. I added untinted Soapstone to make it lighter. Let dry.
(Photo 7)

9 | Mix one part Burnt Umber Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics to 4 parts Glazing Medium. Brush along the edges on the “tiles” randomly.
(Photo 8)

10 | Wipe excess away with a cloth. Let dry.
(Photo 9)

11 | Using a fine artist brush, highlight the edges of the tiles with the Burnt Umber tinted Glazing Medium.
(Photo 10)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 11)

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About the Artist
Jess Kollar specializes in decorative painting and plaster techniques. Her love for mural painting first brought her into the industry, and her passion grew with each job she completed. Jess’s business, Jess Artistic Designs, is based in Charleston, South Carolina. Learn more about Jess’s work at jessartisticdesigns.com.

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Decorative Finish: Rose Stone

Decorative Finish: Rose Stone
"Rose Stone" decorative finish
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Rose Stone

Artist: Jess Kollar

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Rose Stone

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1 | Mix Red Oxide and Raw Sienna Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics into the Sandstone until desired color is achieved. The tinted Sandstone will dry just a tad darker, which makes it easy to tint yourself.
(Photo 1)

2 | Trowel a thin, rough layer. Let dry.
(Photo 2)

3 | Mix together 5 parts Glazing Medium to 1 part Burnt Umber Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics. Brush on.
(Photo 3)

4 | Wipe off excess with a rag to leave most of the glaze in the crevices. Let dry.
(Photo 4)

5 | Skip trowel more of the tinted Sandstone across the area, building up peaks of plaster as you go. Let dry a few minutes.
(Photo 5)

6 | Using a clean trowel, knock down the peaks. Let dry.
(Photo 6)

7 | Dry brush the Vintage Copper Metallic Paint with a natural bristle brush. After the Vintage Copper dries, dry brush a little White Veil Metallic Paint.
(Photo 7)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 8)

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About the Artist
Jess Kollar specializes in decorative painting and plaster techniques. Her love for mural painting first brought her into the industry, and her passion grew with each job she completed. Jess’s business, Jess Artistic Designs, is based in Charleston, South Carolina. Learn more about Jess’s work at jessartisticdesigns.com.

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Decorative Finish: Emerald & Gold Granite

Decorative Finish: Emerald & Gold Granite
"Emerald & Gold Granite" decorative finish
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Emerald and Gold Granite

Artist: Jess Kollar

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Emerald and Gold Granite

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1 | Mix Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber and Carbon Black Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics into the Weathered Granite until desired color is achieved. The tinted granite will dry 2 shades darker.
(Photo 1)

2 | Trowel a thin, rough layer. Let dry.
(Photo 2)

3 | Mix one part Glazing Medium to one part Gold Metallic Paint and dab it into the rougher areas of the plaster.
(Photo 3)

4 | Using a dabbing motion, wipe excess Gold Metallic Paint away with a cloth. Let dry.
(Photo 4)

5 | Skip trowel untinted Weathered Granite across the surface. Let dry.
(Photo 5)

6 | Mix your same Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics in Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber and Carbon Black into Glazing Medium.
(Photo 6)

7 | Brush colored Glazing Medium across entire surface with a natural bristle brush. Let dry.
(Photo 7)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 8)

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Decorative Finish: Metallic Wood

Decorative Finish: Metallic Wood
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Metallic Wood

Artist: Tim Glastetter

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Metallic Wood

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1 | Base coat in a similar color as the metallic you are using. I used SW 6244 Naval, in satin. Tint the Metallic Paint Tint Base Gold with Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Ultramarine Blue to taste. Using a spray gun, apply 2 -3 light coats. Let dry overnight.
(Photo 1)

2 | Mix 1 ¼ cup Glazing Medium with 2 tsp. Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Van Dyke Brown Hue and 1/2 tsp. Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Carbon Black.
(Photo 2)

3 | Using a spalter brush, apply glaze 100%, making sure to get glazing in all corners and crannies. Remove excess with dry cheese cloth.
(Photos 3-5)

4 | Next use a second (clean and dry) water spalter to drag and soften. Use clean cheese cloth to finish. Let dry completely.
(Photo 6)

5 | Using the Clear Topcoat Satin thinned with water, spray clear coat using HVLP or brush and roller. Let dry. Here is the final finish.
(Photo 7)

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Tim Glastetter

About the Artist
Tim Glastetter is a native of the St. Louis area. His lifelong passion and innovative use of painting techniques began in childhood. Tim transforms a client’s perspective of paint from a simple medium into a critical design component. This passion and vision forged the pathway for his professional career as a decorative painter. He pursued arts throughout his college education and continues to hone and innovate his craft through class and trade show participation. He is an active member of the International Decorative Artists League (IDAL) and Metro Artisans Guild (MAG). Functionality, adaptive reuse, and nature are central to Tim’s contemporary vision. Designers, contractors, architects, and homeowners seek his counsel on innovative design. Tim’s studio, RiverHouse, was originally a condemned property along the scenic bluffs of the Bourbeouse River, located nearly 45 mins west of St Louis. His resourceful and inventive use of paint during the remodeling process of the RiverHouse has been featured in multiple magazines and newspapers. More information about Tim and his Riverhouse Project can be found on his website, Tim Glastetter.

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Decorative Finish: Golden Circles

Decorative Finish: Golden Circles
DECORATIVE FINISH HOW-TO

Golden Circles

Artist: Tim Glastetter

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Circles

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HOW-TO

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Base coat using SW 6244 Navel in satin and let dry. Mix ½ cup Glazing Medium with ½ tsp. GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics Iridescent Bronze Fine and 1 tsp. GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics Iridescent Gold Fine. Apply to area with large pouncer glazing brush, 100% coverage.
(Photo 1)

Remove and manipulate with a damp terry cloth.
(Photos 2-3)

2 | Use a pencil to mark off the circles. (Note: I normally sketch these circles large.)

3 | Mix:

a. ½ tsp. Iridescent Bronze Fine and 2 ½ tsp. Iridescent Gold Fine and
b. ½ cup Glazing Gel with 1 tsp. Iridescent Bronze Fine and 2 tsp. Iridescent Gold Fine.

4 | Using the tip of the palette knife, apply one of the mixed colors.
(Photo 4)

5 | Follow the pencil line and continue all the way around the circle, then using the same color mix, repeat a second row around the same circle. Continue adding rows until you reach your desired width.
(Photo 5)

6 | Starting with another circle, repeat the process, alternating colors from circle to circle and varying widths and circle sizes.
(Photo 6)

Here’s the final texture.
(Photo 7)

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Tim Glastetter

About the Artist
Tim Glastetter is a native of the St. Louis area. His lifelong passion and innovative use of painting techniques began in childhood. Tim transforms a client’s perspective of paint from a simple medium into a critical design component. This passion and vision forged the pathway for his professional career as a decorative painter. He pursued arts throughout his college education and continues to hone and innovate his craft through class and trade show participation. He is an active member of the International Decorative Artists League (IDAL) and Metro Artisans Guild (MAG). Functionality, adaptive reuse, and nature are central to Tim’s contemporary vision. Designers, contractors, architects, and homeowners seek his counsel on innovative design. Tim’s studio, RiverHouse, was originally a condemned property along the scenic bluffs of the Bourbeouse River, located nearly 45 mins west of St Louis. His resourceful and inventive use of paint during the remodeling process of the RiverHouse has been featured in multiple magazines and newspapers. More information about Tim and his Riverhouse Project can be found on his website, Tim Glastetter.

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Looking for more inspiration? Click here to view all of the decorative finishes from our Limited Edition Collections.