Layered Paint Style - Red and Aqua

I'm a paint layer.

 

 

 

 

I love to see the way colors blend

 

and lay next to each other.

 

 

 

 

So I lay them down

 

sometimes one layer at a time

 

and sometimes 2 or 3 colors on one brush.

 

 

Today I'm working on

 

two tables that will live in a lake home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Layers of paint color gave them new life.

 

 

Double loading a large flat brush with

 

white and camel

 

give the legs of the table

 

a creamy old look.

 

 

 

 

Raw Sienna and Yellow Ochre for the

 

golden brown drop and drawer.

 

 

 

 

Then I triple loaded my brush

 

dipping in 3 colors,

 

aqua, raw sienna, and sea breeze.

 

Brush back and forth

 

creating color depth and separation.

 

 

 

 

If you want a more blended look,

 

add glaze.

 

If you want more color separation,

 

just paint.

 

If  you think your brush is running out of paint

 

too quickly, dip your brush in water

 

and then load.

 

For more depth and dimension,

 

dry brush raw sienna and brown in places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I even dry brushed black on some edges.

 

(dipping in black paint and rubbing it off

 

on a paper towel, then applying)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Red and Aqua table,

 

I based in aqua and covered over with red

 

and then added some aqua on top again.

 

 

 

 

On the lampstand base,

 

I double loaded Dark Aqua and brown

 

for the top coat

 

and let some red base show through.

 

 

 

It's fun to experiment with color combinations.

 

So easy to change.

 

No fear.

 

 

 

 

So fun to see shabby little brown

 

and unused furniture

 

become the life of the party.

 

Hope you're all up to something fun too!

 

Deb

 

 

 

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