Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Tin with Painted Patina


I love finding new way to decorate these little metal tins. This time I took a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" two piece metal tin and created a patina aged look with gesso and paint. First I used black Gesso all over the tin inside and out.  I then took the acrylic paint in two tones of blue and blue green and mixed each color into gesso until I liked the way the colors looked. I painted on many layers with this mixture and then crackle paint in between the layers. Fun textured look don't you think?

The embellishments were painted in the same way. In the next step I went slightly over anything with gold rub n buff. The inside of the tin only had black Gesso and rub n buff. I also added paper that I distress and inked.




Thank you for peeking in,
Hugs from Laurie Moore

Check out the video on my Youtube channel for this project under the name "Tin with Painted Patina" https://www.youtube.com/user/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Also check for kits and other products in my Artfire store... http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MooreArtFromTheHeart


14 comments:

Scrap Recup said...

Love love LOOOVE ! Wonderful work !

Moore Art From The Heart said...

Thank You Scrap Recup. Hugs Laurie Moore

Matilda said...

Presiosa , le ha quedado muy bonita, me encanta,bs.

Lisa H said...

This is wonderful!

Moore Art From The Heart said...

Thank You Matilda. Hugs, Laurie

Moore Art From The Heart said...

So nice of you to say Lisa H. Thank you. Hugs, Laurie

Claudia N. said...

This is incredible! LOVE it!
What a keepsake to treasure!

Claudia x

Marjie Kemper said...

This is so gorgeous! Had to pin.. thanks for sharing.

Kathi said...

This is gorgeous. Found it on Pinterest. Repinning!

Martina said...

Your work is oustanding, dear Laurie!!! What a unique style you have. I love it!!!!

Anonymous said...

I just love this wonderfully decorated tin. Colors are beautiful and I love the trinkets you added. Thanks for posting...

Kerstin F. said...

Fabulous, sorry I know it's a little bit late. I admire this tin
for a long time. Now I only discovered that it comes from my new colleague :-) Gorgeous, I'm a new fan! Hugs, Kerstin

Moore Art From The Heart said...

Hi Kerstin F. Thank you for your kind comment. I am looks forward to working with you. Your creative style is amazing! Hugs and happy crafting, Laurie

simone said...

Great art and step-by-step directions.