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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 17626, member: 37"]Thanks! I use different process depending on the piece. Lately, I have been doing quite a bit if satin latex applied with a brush. I have been mostly mixing my own colors. If I do a highlight color, I just barely dip the brush in the second color and brush it out dry. Other times I will distress with sandpaper and recoat with stain and wax. If I use spray paints, I can use lacquer thinner to distress rather than sanding. I have on occasion taken a blow torch to paint to create the distressed look. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have also been experimenting with spray paints for different effects. Lightly spraying a second coat from a distance gives a two tone speckled effect. I have also masked areas to create patterns or have done some free-form stripes with the spray. I have experimented some with two-tone metallic finishes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here a nightstand where I thought a bit out of the box.....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4334[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 17626, member: 37"]Thanks! I use different process depending on the piece. Lately, I have been doing quite a bit if satin latex applied with a brush. I have been mostly mixing my own colors. If I do a highlight color, I just barely dip the brush in the second color and brush it out dry. Other times I will distress with sandpaper and recoat with stain and wax. If I use spray paints, I can use lacquer thinner to distress rather than sanding. I have on occasion taken a blow torch to paint to create the distressed look. I have also been experimenting with spray paints for different effects. Lightly spraying a second coat from a distance gives a two tone speckled effect. I have also masked areas to create patterns or have done some free-form stripes with the spray. I have experimented some with two-tone metallic finishes. Here a nightstand where I thought a bit out of the box..... [ATTACH=full]4334[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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