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4 Colours of Acrylic Paint
Color Float or Thin & Shade - or any similar product which increases
blending time ( a water conditioner)
Matte or Gloss Sealer or Varnish
Brush for painting
Tile or Wax Paper
Water dish
Palette knife or stir stick for mixing
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Apply a basic acrylic colour to your piece. If it is a small piece, you can apply a small amount of wax to the end of a pen and stick your piece on this for easy handling.
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Let the colour dry and then apply a coat of Matte Sealer.
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On a tile or wax paper, put out the colours you wish to use for marbleizing. Choose at least 3 different colours. Add enough of the Color Float or Conditioner so that the colour is fairly fluid and will slightly run.
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Apply the colours to your piece, allowing one colour to flow into another. Wash out your brush in water if your brush gets too ‘muddy’.
If you want even more detail, you can run a feather through some of the colours, or add veins of a darker colour with a feather. I kept these instructions fairly simple, but yet effective, to give a start to marbellizing.
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After your piece has thoroughly dried, apply 2-3 coats of Sealer. Use either matte or gloss, depending on the type of finish you would like.
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On a larger piece, you may wish to lightly sand in between coats of sealer.
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As you can see, it is equally effective on a small piece or a large piece. You may even wish to try it on a piece of wood to use as flooring! Look at pictures in magazines and on the internet to see the thousands of shadings of marble.
Many thanks to Carol Shore for the vase turning.
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