Rusty Upright by Nikki Acton
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I have
been a little obsessed with painting rust recently! The new PaperArtsy/Seth
Apter limited edition paints are just perfect this.
TAG
I began
by painting the MDF upright with Mud Splat using a wide brush and vertical
brushstrokes. Once dry I did the same with Green Patina ensuring, this time,
that I did not completely cover the base colour. I find the less you think
about this the better – just go for it – most of it is covered up anyway. Some
background stamping was added using one of Lin Brown’s PaperArtsy stamp sets
(ELB 29) and a cracks stamp from my stash.
RECTANGLE
I had a small piece of greyboard left from a previous
project on my desk that I had painted with DecoArt Crackle Paint. I wasn’t sure if
adding more colour would cover the crackles but it didn’t. I added some
Terracotta, Mahogany, Mud Splat, Buff and Green Patina to give it a worn look.
To give it a rusty appearance around the edges I added Little Black Dress with
my finger followed by Mahogany and Smoked Paprika.
RUSTY BORDERS
For the rusty edges to the tag I tore some card and added
some DecoArt Texture Sand paste. Once dry I added Little Black Dress. It is
then just about building up colour using Mahogany, Terracotta, Smoked Paprika
and Black, sometimes dry brushing and other times allowing some watered down
colour to pool in the texture. You can see how I do this in this video:
HEART
I followed a similar rusting process on the MDF heart but this time I
prepped it with some Grunge Paste – applying unevenly with my finger. Once dry
I added the same combination of colours as above.
The little flower
on the heart is a tiny cheap metal embellishment - I added a little black and
Green Patina paint.
Nikki
11 comments
You are rocking that rust absolutely lush
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteFantastic ! Nikki . Just loving your grungy rust x
ReplyDeleteSo cool! xxx
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous Nikki and amazing rusty texture.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Brilliant effect and great video
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda x
An incredible creation Nikki, it is beautiful. Love the video too! Anne x
ReplyDeleteWow absolutely loving this trip into rusty heaven!!
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Donna xx
WOW, that rust does look real! Fantastic!! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is great nikki i love your rusty patina looks!
ReplyDeleteLucy x
A stunning piece of art, rusty heaven Nikki! Ruth xx
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