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I did the "search" thing, and didn't find much. Does anyone have any good methods? Use a sea sponge? What order to lay down the colors? What colors? etc. Let paint set before the next color, or do it wet?
Thanks in advance, Bob K.
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Bob Kaschak Artisan Sign And Design Peru New York Posts: 1876 | From: Upstate NY | Registered: Jul 2002
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Granite is an easy one. Base it in a really light gray, take a toothbrush, hand scrbbung brush, whatever, depending on how large an area. Flick a lighter gray, white and black onto the surface til it looks right. You can come back and add little divits and cracks with a brush using the three colors you flicked.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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If you are learning finising, get the book "Professional Painted Finishes" Bookstore or order from SignCraft magizine, mention this site, It has chapters, on granite, marble, wood graining & more.
Breifly, If I am doing black granite w/pink flecks I will start w/a pink background, then using a sea sponge upside down, that is the side with the bumps, dip into your black and randomly pat on the surface until you are left with the size openings that you want in the pink.
The book has a better way, but that is how I learned. Cheers
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-------------------- Rob Thomas 3410 Ketcham Ct Beautiful Springs FL 34134 Posts: 965 | From: Bonita Springs, Florida USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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You can use any kind of sponge and save money - but tear away any straight edges and corners and pick out a few holes from the interior - and before you start, wet the sponge in water and ring it out - damp it's softer, works better. Yes, with oil base paint, too.
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dark grey granite basecoat:white+ black & a drop of ultramarine blue.sponge once with medium gray..let it dry!sponge again with darker coal gray..(black + a spot of white)sponge finally with light grey.finish it with satin varnish.
George Perkins method also works well!
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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This is the sign on my shop. The base is grey one shot. While still wet, I dabbed on black and white with plastic wrap and added the cracks with liner and Mack dagger brushes. The lettering...after drying the stone area, I put on vinyl letters, airbrushed the edges with black and white, and removed the letters for the embossing look.
Just did this one 2 days ago. Trunk lid of a race car...
The grey was bagged on and left to dry and masked with vinyl lettering. Instead of airbrushing, the shadows were brushed on with shading black and the higlights were done with a mixture of white, mineral spirits and a little UV clear around the lettering and outer edges.
Hope this helps.... Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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I like it!is that prismatic letter gold leaf? looks great & your granite works well to.. I know this topic has been about granite effects, but i would love to know how you did the letter!!
To learn something new is what we should all do.
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Jeremy, the letter is carved, and gilded with 23k patent leaf. The surface under the gold leaf has some normal brushmarks in it, and maybe that is the "prismatic" look that you see. Thanks for the compliments, Bob K.
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Bob Kaschak Artisan Sign And Design Peru New York Posts: 1876 | From: Upstate NY | Registered: Jul 2002
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LOOKS GREAT you have motivated me to go and make a similar sample and learn a new skill.....that is what this site is supposed to be about thanks
-------------------- Dan Streicher Slidell, LA Posts: 445 | From: Slidell, LA | Registered: Feb 2004
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