Marbling Wood Techniques

Wood for even coverage and true color it s best to base coat un finished wood surfaces with white acrylic paint and allow plenty of time to dry before marbling.

Marbling wood techniques.

How to draw marble. Marbling is a great craft pastime for people who are. When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. Since this time it has now become a sink vanity.

The marble painting technique in bathrooms marble panels and tabletops may be outside your budget but a little faux painting can transform pedestrian wood to luxurious veined stone. We ve got the classic paint swirling technique that we used when marbling clay beads for this installment of 31daysofdiy we decided to tackle the task of marbling with nail polish and no surprise here. Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins. Marble with acrylic paint for beginners or kids.

Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. I painted the top of this sideboard 6 years ago using my faux marble painting technique. Then mix your paint in disposable cups. We are totally sold.

Most of the work in marbling is getting set up but once you are all set up you can play for hours. Blend out fine veins. Medium density fiberboard mdf natural surface color does change the tone of some of the lighter shades of paint but results are very detailed due to the super smooth surface. The faux marble finish looks better than ever and it even gets wet from time to time.

Start with your plain wood panel and protect your work surface well. Since this time it has now become a sink vanity. However if you really are looking for a marbling paint i have heard good things about this bo kuundo marbling paper origami marbling kit. For this i have an acrylic paint pouring technique that will give you a marbled look.

One part psychedelic one part graphic this visual style is an essential in the diy department. First you will need to marble the wood panel. This technique is messy so i use scrap cardboard to cover my table. Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.

Oh marbling how we love thee. In maker space we tried out a brand new paint marbling project using wood and were thrilled by the response it received.