Marble Paint Terracotta Pots

Next randomly add in the gold or whatever color you re using paints on top of the white paint.

Marble paint terracotta pots.

With white spray paint give your pot a nice clean coat of paint. Spray paint pots in a well ventilated area spray paint the terra cotta pots inside and out with white spray paint in thin even strokes. Start off by making sure that your terracotta pots are clean. Once watered down use your paint brush to splash drops of the paint colors atop the white paint.

Perfect way to use up any old n. Before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours then seal. You can invert your pot over a tin can to keep it off of the ground while painting.

The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this. How to marble terracotta with nail polish follow the steps in this video to create your own unique marbled terracotta pots. Use folkart acrylic lacquers matte satin or gloss finishes or with folkart artists varnish satin or gloss. First add 3 parts white paint with 1 part water into a paint safe bowl that s large enough to fit your terra cotta pot.

At this point the paint colors will slowly begin to marbleize with the white paint. Make sure you get all of the exterior covered and at most the interior edge so you can t notice the terracotta orange on the inside. Do this in no particular pattern. Don t want to paint on top of dirty pots.

Learn how to use the pour paint technique to create a marble effect on your terracotta pots. These marbleized pots are so beautiful i m using them at an outdoor wedding i m doing next week. In my opinion they do not have to be perfect because the marble design will cover any imperfections. I painted my pots with a white enamel spray paint so that the nail polish colors would pop.

This marbled paint technique is only one type of paint pour. They look like marble and are a perfect pot for lavender or any colorful flowers. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. If you are using pastel colored nail polish you could probably leave your pot terracotta colored.