HOW TO USE CRACKLE MEDIUM

CRACKLE MEDIUM IS A TRANSPARENT MEDIUM WHICH GIVES A CRACKED EFFECT OR ANTIQUE EFFECT TO YOUR PAINTING.YOU CAN USE THIS CRACK EFFECT AS THE BACKGROUND FOR YOUR PAINTING,OR WHILE PAINTING A TREE OR SAND PORTIONS OR WATER OR ANYTHING TO GIVE A ROUGH TEXTURE.YOU CAN USE THIS MEDIUM IN SURFACES LIKE GLASS,PLYWOODS,POT ETC. THIS WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TOO,..SO LETS SEE HOW TO USE IT.

• TAKE ANY TWO CONTRAST SHADES OF FABRIC PAINTS,SAY BROWM AND YELLOW
• FIRST APPLY A COAT OF YELLOW COLOUR AS THE BASE.LET IT DRY FOR 5 MINS
• THEN TAKE THE CRACKLE MEDIUM IN A PLATE,APLLY A THICK COAT OVER THE YELLOW COLOUR WITH FLAT BRUSH,LET IT DRY FOR 10 TO 15 MINS.
• WHILE IT'S SEMI DRY,TAKE BROWM COLOUR IN A PLATE MIX IT WITH WATER AND DILUTE THE PAINT AND THEN APPLY IT WITH A FLAT BRUSH OVER THE CRACKLE MEDIUM.
• AFTER 5 MINS,THE PAINT WILL START CRACKING.LEAVE IT TO DRY FOR TWO HOURS.AFTER THAT YOU CAN DECORATE IT WITH ANY THING,LIKE YOU CAN STICK SOME PICS AND DO DECOUPAGE WORK ON TO IT.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• THE DRECTION OF THE SECOND LAYER OF THE PAINT MATTERS.IN WHICH DIRECTION YOU APPLY THE SECOND COAT,YOU WILL GET THE CRACKS ACCORDING TO THAT.(SO NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE BASE COAT AND CRACKLE MEDIUM COATING)
• YOU CAN USE SPONGE INSTEAD OF BRUSH TO APPLY THE SECOND COLOUR,TO GET DOTTED CRACKS.(YOU CAN USE THIS TECHNIQUES FOR PAINTING A SAND PART OR WATEr.