How to Use Americana Décor Crackle Medium with Contrasting ...
How to Use Americana Décor Crackle Medium with Contrasting Colours By Gisèle Grenier, ArtPlace.ca © 2017
Surface: •
300lb watercolour paper
Paint Palette:mericana Deco Chalky Finish o Keepsake – ADC34 o Refreshing – ADC13
Prep, Mediums and Finish • •
DecoArt Media, White Gesso - DMM18 Americana Décor o Crackle Medium – ADM08 o Soft Touch Varnish – ADM03
Brushes •
Royal Majestic Brushes o ¾” Oval Wash – R4950 o 3/4" & 1/2" Wash - R4700 o #10 & 12 Shader - R4150
General Supplies: • • • • • • • • • •
Royal Brush Square Brush Basin – RD325 Unstick Reusable Arts and Crafts Sheet Mister Bottle Filled with Water Paper Towels Baby, Kitchen Wipes or Kitchen cloths (for dry rub application) Heat Gun Scissors Tweezers Pencil Hot Glue Gun
Manufacturers • • •
DecoArt - DecoArt.com Royal Brush - RoyalBrush.com Unstick - Unstick.ca
If you apply only one layer of basecoat, the finished piece will have variations. The colour that shows through the cracks will be different. You can also paint on multiple colours in your basecoat to have different colours showing through. Let dry. Note: I prepped the watercolour paper with gesso first.
Painting your basecoat in with many thin, even layers will give you one solid colour showing through. Let dry.
Applying the crackle medium should be done with one even layer that isn’t too thick. Make sure you have full coverage if you want to crackle the entire piece. Let dry completely.
Once the crackle medium is dry, paint the top coat. This should be done quickly as the crackling process starts righta way. The lighter topcoat was applied using horizontal strokes.
The lighter topcoat was applied using a damp sea sponge.
The lighter topcoat was applied using vertical strokes.
The lighter topcoat was applied using a heavy padded application.
Once dry, apply a layer of varnish to protect the piece. For this technique, I applied a layer of Americana Deco Soft Touch varnish and let dry completely. I could then continue to build upon this piece for home décor use or mixed media.
Surface: •
300lb watercolour paper
Paint Palette:mericana Deco Chalky Finish o Keepsake – ADC34 o Refreshing – ADC13
Prep, Mediums and Finish • •
DecoArt Media, White Gesso - DMM18 Americana Décor o Crackle Medium – ADM08 o Soft Touch Varnish – ADM03
Brushes •
Royal Majestic Brushes o ¾” Oval Wash – R4950 o 3/4" & 1/2" Wash - R4700 o #10 & 12 Shader - R4150
General Supplies: • • • • • • • • • •
Royal Brush Square Brush Basin – RD325 Unstick Reusable Arts and Crafts Sheet Mister Bottle Filled with Water Paper Towels Baby, Kitchen Wipes or Kitchen cloths (for dry rub application) Heat Gun Scissors Tweezers Pencil Hot Glue Gun
Manufacturers • • •
DecoArt - DecoArt.com Royal Brush - RoyalBrush.com Unstick - Unstick.ca
If you apply only one layer of basecoat, the finished piece will have variations. The colour that shows through the cracks will be different. You can also paint on multiple colours in your basecoat to have different colours showing through. Let dry. Note: I prepped the watercolour paper with gesso first.
Painting your basecoat in with many thin, even layers will give you one solid colour showing through. Let dry.
Applying the crackle medium should be done with one even layer that isn’t too thick. Make sure you have full coverage if you want to crackle the entire piece. Let dry completely.
Once the crackle medium is dry, paint the top coat. This should be done quickly as the crackling process starts righta way. The lighter topcoat was applied using horizontal strokes.
The lighter topcoat was applied using a damp sea sponge.
The lighter topcoat was applied using vertical strokes.
The lighter topcoat was applied using a heavy padded application.
Once dry, apply a layer of varnish to protect the piece. For this technique, I applied a layer of Americana Deco Soft Touch varnish and let dry completely. I could then continue to build upon this piece for home décor use or mixed media.
