Marble Painting A Heart

A while ago i posted this how to paint marble on a forum but it was a members only area and thought it may help people.

Marble painting a heart.

Dip a marble in paint and place it in the box. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. How to water marble with acrylic paint. I was tossing up ideas for getting the marble look and hand painting was an option though contact paper is just so much easier and probably more realistic looking as it does use an actual high resolution marble photograph.

The entire upper body is used to hold and then tip the box lid back and forth while the marbles make paint tracks all over the paper heart. How to create a marble effect on a fireplace hearth. Preliked family room decoration painting core nordic marble heart letters lip painting picture art poster home wall decor 3 5070cm. Then try to find some colors that go well with your sample if you.

So the first thing to do is find a marble pattern that you like the look of. I m happy to report that the painted marble finish is beautiful and it s holding up fantastically. Akomatial canvas paintings unframed nordic marble heart letters lip picture art poster home living room wall decoration 2 2130cm. The shaving cream left a slight whitish residue in addition to the marbled effect of the red paint on the black paper which added a nice effect i thought.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Lift the box and move it all around making the paint covered marble roll across the paper. After about 8 10 runs i felt that this heart was complete. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer.

We haven t made a fire yet so i. You can certainly cut hearts from plain paper card stock before you marble them. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. The only down side was the exposed seams at the corners though thankfully my brass fittings take.

Faux painting techniques such as rag rolling color washing stippling and marbling can instantly change the appearance of walls ceilings. Painting the marble hearth was a little risky because i wasn t sure if it would actually work but i painted and stenciled the tile hearth in my old home so i decided to chance it here too. White marble heart print marble wall art instant download printable art heart wall decor 5x7 8x10 11x14 bugambiliaartprints 5 out of 5 stars 9 4 00 5 00 5 00 20 off favorite add to see similar items more like this. Thanks so much linda.

Do a google images search under marble you should find something out there.