How to paint crackle finish using school glue duration.
Chalk paint crackle finish.
Step 1 paint surface with your base coat and allow to dry completely.
Celebrating back to school with a fun diy tutorial on creating a crackle finish with school glue and a chalk type paint.
Because i love it and sell it.
This is a part of my design team status with decoart however all projects and opinions are my own.
So decoart also makes a crackle medium to go with their chalky finish paint.
Y all follow along below as i share my adventures in using crackle medium with chalky finish paint.
With step 2 you can control the size of the cracks the thinner you apply it the smaller the cracks.
Here s debi s design diary video i used for this look followed by my step by step.
Step 2 apply.
I painted my board with the color radio flyer and let it dry.
Loving the crackle love.
If you like you can then highlight the cracks with a coloured chalk paint wax.
Annie sloan s unique craqueleur is a two part application that gives an authentic cracked varnish finish just like on an old master.
I just had to give it a try and see what it would do.
We used a custom chalk paint by ann.
Step 1 is the base.
Made to be used between two colour layers our crackle.
Follow these simple steps to achieve a nice crackle every time.
Creating a crackle finish is fun easy and economical when using school glue and chalk type paints.
We recently refinished these new brown wooden shutters in a funky green colour and made them look old worn and cracked.
Chalk paint and crackle glaze.
In the video she uses another brand of chalk based paint but i use missouri limestone company s chalk based paint.