TECHNIQUES
ANTIQUING & DISTRESSING
This finish works perfectly on wooden furniture and
picture frames.
Distressing is the process of making the project
look old and time worn… so aggressively "bash" the
project with chains or objects like a hammer or other
pieces of wood, making sure you use a variety of "tools" so
the piece does not look too contrived. This process
is simulating the day-to-day dents and marks that would
usually take some years to accumulate on the piece.
Once the project has been sufficiently "time
worn" or distressed, the next step is the antiquing
process. This is basically just putting a glaze of
color on to simulate time gathered dirt and dust.
Therefore we use colors like
raw umber or burnt umber to do this.
(The Matisse MM20
Water-Based Patina works exactly the same way
as the MM17
Oil Antiquing Medium except you use a water-based
color (e.g. Matisse
Flow burnt umber) instead of oil-based paints. MM20
Water-Based Patina only takes 4 to 6 hours to
dry.)
Directions for using
MM20 Water-Based Patina:
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Clean project of all dust, grease and oil.
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Moisten your product all over with a cotton cloth
soaked in MM20
Water-Based Patina to prevent the surface from
absorbing too much color.
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Dab Matisse
Flow burnt umber or raw umber on the moistened
cloth and spread your project beginning at the
outside edge and moving into the centre.
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Wipe back excess color to desired effect with
a clean cloth.
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If you have made your item too dark, apply MM20
Water-Based Patina to a clean cloth and wipe
over to remove color.
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Allow antiquing to dry at least 4 to 6 hours, depending
on the weather and how heavily the project was antiqued.
Note: You might find it best to apply a
coat of MM18
Pre-Antiquing Medium before antiquing to create
a layer between the paint and antiquing so as not to
move any of the under-painting. |
