The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.
Marble effect using paint.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
How to paint a marble effect faux finish.
Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
In the attached picture i used a fairly tight swirl but a much looser swirl will also give a good effect.
If your sponge is new and hard dampen it with water to soften it.
Leave to dry for a couple of hours.
You can vary the look of the marble by how tight the swirls are.
Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate.
Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique.
Dab the sponge over the entire surface of the object you are creating a marble effect on.
After the black paint dries put swirls of gray and green paint on a plate.
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Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect.
Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do.