A faux verdigris look is a fun way to upgrade the finish on ceramic, metal and wood objects that have seen better days. Here's get it. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Clean the surface of the object you'll be painting. Let it dry.
2. Spray paint the object, or large areas of it, with metallic copper or metallic gold paint. Allow to dry thoroughly.
3. Paint much of the rest of the object with a dark teal green (a color about halfway between turquoise and hunter green) acrylic paint. Brush painting or sponge painting works best, but be sure to leave a fair amount of the metallic paint exposed, because you want an irregularly mottled finish. Allow to dry thoroughly. (You can use a blow-dryer to speed the process if the piece isn't too big.)
4. Highlight with a contrasting, lighter shade of verdigris green. You can achieve this color by mixing white paint into some of the green paint you used earlier, or purchase a separate color. Allow to dry thoroughly.
5. Highlight sparingly with small touches of a pale mint green paint that you purchase or mix. Allow to dry thoroughly.
6. Spray the entire surface with a protective layer of clear acrylic with a matte finish to discourage scratches.
Tags: Allow thoroughly, green paint
