Marble Like Painting

Blend out fine veins.

Marble like painting.

If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. To recreate the complexity of multicolored marble note the colors in a marble variety that you like and pick three or four paint colors based on the true marble. Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon. When the paint is dry add marble veining.

If you are going to paint your counters to look like marble i recommend you purchase a marble tile with veining at the home improvement store. Follow these steps for painting countertops to look like marble. How to marble paint countertops. Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins.

Paint a faux marble finish. Remember to paint the veins over the edge of the tabletop as well. To make the paint look like real marble you want the. Marble effect sample board part 1.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Dip a detail brush in diluted white or very light green paint and add fine lines to simulate veins. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. Black gray dark green a.

You can use it as a guide to see what veins look like since when you are painting them you can create the most realistic look. Mar 18 2020 explore ahmed takyaldin s board marble painting followed by 654 people on pinterest. They cost about 5 00 a piece. Many years ago i bought a marbleize kit to paint a table and the results were surprisingly good.

If desired sponge on lighter shades of green to soften the tabletop and add more depth to the surface. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue. We chose to replicate the traditional white with grey veining but this technique will work with any colors.

Equally surprising was how simple the kit was so i will reproduce the steps here the items you need are 4 colors of paint. See more ideas about marble painting marble faux marble. When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer.