Monday, August 27, 2012

Metalicious - Painted Patinas on Brass

A brass butterfly from Vintaj with Ranger Ink's patinas - it was quick, easy and I love the results. You paint the patina on the metal, it dries quickly, sand off some of the paint and voila - old, grungy and beautiful!

A bead cap (posing for its picture on a toothpick) ...

A filigree...

The butterfly on the left, before sanding, right, after sanding...

The colours verdigris and rust...

A Buddha bead from TierraCast - the patina didn't grip the slick surface as well as the brass pieces but I like the effect.

 A pretty bezel frame from Accessories Susan with "reverse antiquing" - wouldn't it look nice with vintage text and a pink rose?

The working set up - toothpicks in styrofoam.

Some of the patinas and a clear extender / topcoat. The paint is very thin and detail painting didn't work, the effects were best when the colours were allowed to flow into each other. So now I need to get busy and make some jewelry!