Turn wiggle and shake the feather as desired to mimic the look of natural marble veining.
Marble paint pattern.
It s a bright white that looks great with blues and grays.
How to marble paint countertops.
Print a picture or sketch out a pattern that shows what type of marbling you want to achieve.
Dab the paint onto the surface in a series of tree branch patterns.
After the gray and green paint dries you can add veins to the marble.
As mentioned you can also use a twisted up piece of paper instead of a feather.
Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.
When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours.
Dip a large feather into the paint and water mixture wiping off any excess.
Apply thin lines drag the painted feather across the diagonal lines of the wall.
How to draw marble.
Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins.
To make the paint look like real marble you want the.
To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer.
To make the marble veins mix 1 part white paint with 3 parts water.
You should be going for a milky look to your paint.
Blend out fine veins.
To successfully vein the surface mix each color of gray paint with water using the ratio of three parts of paint to one part of water.
We ended up painting a total of 3 coats to make the wall look as glossy as possible.
Dip the tip of the feather into the lightest gray paint then draw a diagonal line across the surface.
Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.
If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors.
Follow these steps for painting countertops to look like marble.
How to water marble with acrylic paint.
Pour some white paint onto a plate and lightly dip an edge of the feather into the paint.
You will use a feather to create this marble look which can be purchased at any craft store or found in nature.
Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue.