Crackle Paint Effect On Furniture

Step 3 apply the crackle medium photo by wendell t.

Crackle paint effect on furniture.

While the glue is still tacky paint on a coat of lighter colored latex paint. I am a sucker for an old world and weathered look. Choose a decorative item or piece of furniture to crackle paint. The amount of paint and glue used will determine the amount of crackling.

Give a chair table or shelf an aged appearance using elmer s glue to create a crackle painted surface. When the glue dries it will constrict and give the crackle paint effect on your furniture. Apply a coat of water based yellow or white wood glue we use a cup of titebond to all surfaces. Make sure that you don t use latex paint for this because latex paint doesn t crack.

Paint the furniture black and allow to dry to act as a base coat. Consider crackle painting an old rocking chair a decorative crate or a piece of wall art. Mix colored paint with some glue with the ratio 2 1 and then paint over the nearly dried glue. Crackle paint mediums are widely available.

Once you have an even coat let it dry overnight. Be sure to dab paint in the cracks and crevices of the furniture. How to crackle paint furniture with elmer s glue. However it typically looks most realistic on wooden pieces that naturally weather over time.

Crackle paint effect is one of my most favorite techniques. Crackle painting works on many different surfaces and materials such as ceramic and canvas.