The Art of Glazing
Yep. Glazing can be intimidating! I remember the first time I used glaze on a couple of pieces. Oh my, I'd thought I'd ruined it.
But then a weird thing happened. I waited a day, took another look and LOVED it. So now I always tell my members to wait a day before deciding that the outcome wasn't good enough. It's funny what one day will do to your perspective.
Yesterday I glazed the doors on my end table and at first I thought that I wasn't happy with how it turned out. It didn't look like picture I had in my head. But then it happened again! Today I LOVE it and I can't wait to list it. What a transformation!
Here's the BEFORE with another piece I picked up at the same time.
It was cleaned, repaired and primed with oil-based paint. My DH does most of my priming, thankfully! We're working on getting half a dozen pieces ready to prime again. It works so well for me to have several pieces ready to paint that I can choose from.
The base is painted with Retique It Ultratique in Black and the doors were painted with Annie Sloan's Paris Gray.
The top is grained with Retique It Liquid Wood using Light Wood and Bleached Wood, stained with Retique It Glaze in Charcoal. I used the Charcoal glaze to antique the doors too.
I don't use ASCP much, but when I have some leftovers from days gone by, I try to use it up. It's good paint, so no complaints since it was the exact gray I was looking for. I just like to use my favorite, Ultratique because it's so smooth and durable. The Wonder Brushes come in a few sizes. I use all of them often.
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Happy painting and glazing!
