Marble Like Painting

Many years ago i bought a marbleize kit to paint a table and the results were surprisingly good.

Marble like painting.

Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue. Paint a faux marble finish. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. How to water marble with acrylic paint.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon. When the paint is dry add marble veining. Follow these steps for painting countertops to look like marble.

Blend out fine veins. Black gray dark green a. If desired sponge on lighter shades of green to soften the tabletop and add more depth to the surface. How to draw marble.

Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. Marble effect sample board part 1. Mar 18 2020 explore ahmed takyaldin s board marble painting followed by 654 people on pinterest. How to marble paint countertops.

They cost about 5 00 a piece. See more ideas about marble painting marble faux marble. 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. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas.

When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. Apply one of the middle shades. 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.

Remember to paint the veins over the edge of the tabletop as well. Equally surprising was how simple the kit was so i will reproduce the steps here the items you need are 4 colors of paint. 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. Dip a detail brush in diluted white or very light green paint and add fine lines to simulate veins.