Marble Drawing Techniques

All you need is a few buckets of paint and some crafts supplies.

Marble drawing techniques.

Vamosart drawing 25 149 views. If desired sponge on lighter shades of green to soften the tabletop and add more depth to the surface. How to water marble with acrylic paint. I painted the top of this sideboard 6 years ago using my faux marble painting technique.

Techniques for marble painting for columns. How to draw marble. A project perfect for all ages and abilities marble painting is a quick and easy craft everyone is sure to enjoy. Dip a detail brush in diluted white or very light green paint and add fine lines to simulate veins.

Finishing the colored pencil drawing of a marble lastly we need to increase the contrast within the cast shadow. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Our easy how to will show you the materials and technique needed to get a marbleized finish on an accent wall. This lightens the value slightly and also smooths the texture a bit more.

Blend out fine veins use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins. Drawing marble frame time lapse duration. I have done this craft with seniors adults with special needs and children ages five to 13. The faux marble finish looks better than ever and it even gets wet from time to time.

Remember to paint the veins over the edge of the tabletop as well. The sphere in mullican s marble drawings can also be seen as an extension of his signature technique of using repetitive units to form staggering op art esque patterns of condensed color. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Working in from the outer edges of the shadow we ll add a medium application of 20 warm grey.

Since this time it has now become a sink vanity. When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. We found a way to capture everything you love about marble and recreate the look in a painted wall treatment.

Stately interior columns are a stand out design element marking an elegant entry into a dining room separating a large living room dining room. Jay lee painting 356 269 views. Walking in the rain red acrylic painting technique 448 duration. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas.

It works well on a rainy day when kids can t play outside and also with people who have special needs. When the paint is dry add marble veining.