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Modern Organic and Boho Chic … A shimmery finish in fresh colors from nature, reminiscent of a wet window on a rainy spring day. A perfect finish for an accent wall or for a small space that begs for an artsy atmosphere. This subjective finish can be as quiet or as active as you choose, depending on how much dripping and shimmer you desire.
1 | Mix the Pre-Mixed Metallic Paint Serene with Glazing Medium, 1:3 ratio. Mix Pre-Mixed Metallic Paint White Veil with Glazing Medium, 1:3 ratio. Fill a spray bottle with water, and add 10% glaze.
2 | Spray surface with water mixture and even out with a large chip brush or other wide soft brush to create a slip coat on the surface. Brush on or roll on random swipes of the two colors in a vertical direction, covering the entire surface.
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3 |Using a 6″ lime wash or a stain brush, sweep over the surface in a vertical motion to soften.
Offload the wet paint on the brush onto a small terry cloth towel. Then, using soft pressure, swipe brush horizontally to blend the edges of the linear pattern and keep it from being too stripey. Finish off with vertical sweeps over the wet section to remove the horizontal brush strokes and to keep the pattern going up and down. The finish should have a blended white and pale green vertical pattern with random movement and softened edges between colors. Allow to dry.
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4 | Prepare a palette or tray with a small amount of Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Chromium Oxide Green, Phthalo Green, and Phthalo Blue. Add a dollop each of Pre-Mixed Metallic Paint Bright Silver, Silver, and Reflection. Pour a small amount of the Sheer Glazing Medium onto the palette and also in a small container for dipping into.
5 | Spray the surface with the water/glaze mixture and even out with a wide brush. Dip the tip of a brush into a color and double dip into the Sheer Glazing Medium. Starting at the top of the finish, apply color by pressing the brush down to release the paint load.
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6 | Spray the glazed area with the water/glaze mix and let drip. Continue with other colors randomly, adding more color and spraying as needed to allow the paint to flow down like rain. Encourage movement by softening in a vertical direction with a badger blender or soft chip brush. Blend color upward towards the top if needed (if too much color has flowed down from the origin point).
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7 | Remove any unwanted drips to refine the composition by swiping over glazed areas with a damp cheesecloth. Add color and drips to your preference, starting at the top of the surface area. Continue until the entire area has color and interest. Allow to dry.
8 | Using the White Veil glaze mixture, overglaze the surface in a vertical fashion, leaving some highs and lows by spraying with the water/glaze mix and by removing some areas with the cheesecloth.
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9 | Soften with a big chip brush if desired. Add additional White Veil drips as desired. These will add white shimmery rain streaks on the surface. Here is the completed finish.
(Photo 7)
About the Artist
An artist celebrating over thirty years in the interior design industry, Shauna Oeberst Gallagher found her niche in the world of decorative finishing, marrying her love for both painting and interiors. With an education in Fine Art, and a degree in Interior Architecture, she started her career as an interior designer, then opened her decorative art business 24 years ago. Her work has graced many of the finest homes and businesses in Northern California in styles ranging from historical to contemporary. After teaching at local colleges for several years, she co-founded a decorative art school in 2004 and also began teaching nationally at events and conventions. Shauna has taught well over 1000 students throughout her career, as well as been published by Sunset books, contributed to DIY channel’s House Crashers, and consulted for HGTV on numerous projects. Teaching other artists to excel and enhancing their ability to create beauty in the world is a passion Shauna will continue with soulful direction. Shauna’s greatest joy is being mom to her twins, who motivate and inspire her to thrive in her business of creating sanctuary spaces for clients and making art that creates a connection with the viewer.
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