Last week I bought some new paints and a nice decorative painting book. I was not totally happy with the previous result and wanted to give another try. Especially the texture bothered me a lot. So, this time I used pink insulation foam.
The process is pretty much the same as before. Because the insulation foam is harder, I was able to use a sandpaper to shape the edges.
I fisrt covered the whole piece with foam glue. I then painted with white acrylic paint. After white is totally dry, here is what I did: I mixed “black colored relief paste” with “wooden furniture polish” 50% paste and 50% polish. The furniture polish I put is the one has been sitting on the shelf in our house for 3 years. It has a lot of wax and resin inside. I painted the whole thing with this mixture and right after painting (before it is dry) I rub all around the piece with a soft fabric. Where I needed lighter spots; I rubbed more and where I needed very dark spots; I did not touch. Here is the result:
It looks too clean but I will add moss, dirt, broken stones (which are also ready) when I put everything together on the set.
Note: I have my respirator Shelley 
I bhought one and using. I will post the pic next time I use…
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That’s looking really great. Does the furniture polish make it waxy?
Jed, thanks a lot! Yes, it is the furniture polish making the most of the trick. Before I worked on actual pieces; I tried mixing different paints, glues,.. with the relief paste. You know relief paste is also for getting 3d look. It gives some depth to the surfaces applied. But when I mixed with acrylic paint or shoe polish, rubbing did not work. Furniture polish just worked fine… Before it is dry; the more I rub, the more I get a brighter look. And the mixture just stays in the cracks, deeper points which is needed for sure.
YAY! Thank you for getting and using your new respirator, Yazzy! May you have a longer healthier life as a result of that! MORE ART! yay!
Loving these posts… I’ll comment on the top one…
YES to MORE ART!! with my new respirator..