Decorative Finish: Resistenza

Metallic Paint Tintable Bases

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Basecoat with Golden Paintworks Metallic Paint Tint Base Gold.

2 | Trowel on Weathered Granite (untinted).
(Photo 1)

3 | While Weathered Granite is still wet, use a comb tool and make marks horizontally and vertically.
(Photo 2)

4 | Apply Wunda Size with a chip brush, horizontally and vertically.

5 | Apply the Imitation Gold Leaf.
(Photos 3-4)

6 | Knock down the Imitation Gold Leaf with a scrub brush or brush of your choice.
(Photos 5-6)

7 | Dry brush [chip brush] the Gold Metallic Paint on top as you see fit.
(Photo 7)

8 | Add a clear coat of your choice to the wall to prevent the Imitation Gold Leaf from oxidizing. Here is the final texture.
(Photo 8)

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Interior iridescent acrylic paints that produce strong metallic effects. The four base colors can be used on their own or tinted on-demand.

Ready-to-use, granite-like acrylic material that contains a crushable, colored aggregate in a warm-white base.

Weathered Granite

A non-yellowing protective topcoat with great clarity and multiple sheens to choose from. Water resistant, abrasion resistant and applies easily.

Clear Topcoat

About the Artist
Chimenti, a citizen of the USA and Italy began her sculpting career in Florence, Italy in 1996. She obtained a BFA in sculpture from Miami University in 1998 and an MFA in sculpture from American University, Italy in 2002. After completing her MFA, she worked for the world-renowned sculptor Beverly Pepper in Todi, Italy. In 2009 she completed a Japanese plaster course and since then, has continued her studies across the USA and has completed contract work for various WI builders, as well as subcontract work for other artistic wall and Italian plaster finishing companies in the USA. Chimenti has traveled to Florida, Ohio, Washington DC and New York City to complete Italian Plaster and decorative wall finishes for private home owners and commercial customers. Chimenti is typically in her studio sculpting personal, commissioned or charitable works while quoting/accepting projects for artistic walls & ceilings through Chimenti Studios.

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Metallic Texture: Tint Base Gold
(tinted to 113 Cognac Copper)
Golden Paintworks Metallic Texture: Tint Base Pearl
(tinted to 112 Mojito Green)
Rust Paint
Rust Activator
8.5″ Japanese Trowel or preferred trowel

Corciano

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Basecoat board with rust paint of your choice. Allow to dry.

2 | Trowel on MT 113 Cognac Copper, leaving some of the rust paint showing.
(Photo 1)

3 | Trowel on MT 112 Mojito Green, leaving some of the rust paint & Cognac Copper showing.
(Photos 2-3)

4 | Apply more rust paint and Mojito Green as you like for your composition.
(Photo 4)

5 | Spray on rust activator 100%.
(Photo 5)

6 | Here is the completed finish.
(Photo 6)

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Metallic Paint: Tint Base Gold
Golden Paintworks Weathered Granite
Golden Paintworks Weathered Granite
(tinted to SW 6468)
Wunda Size Gold Leaf Adhesive
Imitation Gold Leaf
Chip Brush
8.5″ Japanese Trowel or preferred trowel

Verde

Metallic Paint Tintable Bases

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Basecoat with satin finish latex paint, color of your choice.

2 | Trowel on Weathered Granite, untinted.
(Photo 1)

3 | Work your way down with the trowel to meet up with a green tinted Weathered Granite [SW 6468].
(Photos 2-3)

4 | To achieve darker areas, use your green tint [tinted to match SW 6468] directly on the trowel and make horizontal “wavy” movements. The goal is to achieve a slight Ombre look.
(Photos 4-5)

5 | With a chip brush, dab Wunda Size centrally on the wall and let dry.

6 | Apply Imitation Gold Leaf to areas where you applied your Wunda Size.

7 | Knock down gold leaf with a brush.
(Photo 6)

8 | Add clear coat of your choice to wall. Here is the final finish.
(Photo 7)

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Interior iridescent acrylic paints that produce strong metallic effects. The four base colors can be used on their own or tinted on-demand.

Ready-to-use, granite-like acrylic material that contains a crushable, colored aggregate in a warm-white base.

Weathered Granite

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Metallic Texture: Tint Base Pearl
(Tinted to BM669 Oceanic Teal)
Golden Paintworks Glazing Medium
Transparent Red Oxide colorant
Vinyl Stencil
8.5″ Japanese Trowel or preferred trowel

Chiara

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Basecoat with Metallic Texture Tint Base Pearl, tinted to color BM 669 Oceanic Teal with a trowel (two coats), leaving some interest/texture as you see fit.
(Photo 1)

2 | Apply your vinyl stencil.
(Photo 2)

3 | Trowel on glaze 100%, tinted with Transparent Red Oxide. Let dry 24 hours.
(Photo 3)

4 | Remove the large parts of the vinyl stencil.
(Photos 4-5)

5 | Trowel on glaze tinted with Transparent Red Oxide again.
(Photo 6)

6 | Remove all small areas of the vinyl stencil.
(Photos 7-8)

7 | Trowel on glaze 100% tinted to color BM 2053-30 North Sea
Green.
(Photo 9)

8 | Let dry. Here is a closeup of the final finish.
(Photo 10)

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Translucent acrylic glazing mediums for wood graining, marbling, aging and toning any painted surface. Can also be tinted with universal colorants.

Glazing Mediums

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Metallic Sunset

Artist: Annie Moran

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Pre-mixed Metallic Paint: Moody and 24K Gold
Golden Paintworks Mural & Theme Paints : Payne’s Gray and Titanium White
Interior Latex Eggshell Paint in White or Slate Blue
Medium and large flat sash brush
Variety of acrylic paintbrushes (angled, round, filbert, etc.)

Metallic Sunset

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Prepare the wall with a slate blue colored latex paint or Payne’s Gray Mural & Theme paint added to a white latex paint to create this color.

2 | With a large brush, swirl thin patches of Titanium White Mural & Theme paint and Moody metallic paint to create areas of light and
dark sky. Feather and blend out the patches well with a dry brush.
(Photo 1)

3 | Sketch out a silhouetted landscape of your choice.
(Photo 2)

4 | Determine areas where you would like to show sunlight reflection. Use a medium sized brush to apply metallic paint in 24K Gold where sunlight reflection is desired, feathering and blending out the edges.
(Photo 3)

5 | Paint in your landscape silhouette with undiluted Payne’s Gray Mural & Theme paint.
(Photo 4)

6 | Add additional sunlight highlights in 24k Gold metallic paint where desired. Here is the completed piece.
(Photo 5)

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About the Artist
Annie Moran is a fine artist and designer whose work celebrates the nature and culture of her native Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. With a passion for beautiful interiors, her primary focus is in mural arts, wallpaper and textile design and watercolors. Additionally, she creates fine jewelry, accessories and apparel. Born and raised in rural Louisiana, the abundance of natural surroundings provided constant food for her imagination as a child and that love of nature continues to fuel her creativity. After working for 12 years in New York as a designer in the fashion industry, Annie is now back home in New Orleans, surrounded by the people and the landscapes that inspire her the most. Her paintings, wallpapers and murals have been featured by publications such as Garden and Gun and Southern Home and are quickly becoming favorites among collectors, interior designers and homeowners alike. To see more of Annie’s work, visit www.anniemoran.com or follow her on instagram @annie__moran.

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Metallic Paint: Tint Base Pearl
Golden Paintworks Pre-mixed Metallic Paint: Just Brass
Golden Paintworks Pre-Tinted Metallic Texture: Pink Effervescence
Golden Paintworks Mural & Theme Paints : Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Black, Payne’s Gray and Yellow Oxide
9″x4″ or larger trowel
Acrylic round brush
Variety of acrylic brushes

Metallic Birds

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Prepare the wall with Metallic Texture Tint Base in Pink Effervescence with a trowel, using the smooth application technique.

2 | Draw silhouettes of birds in various sizes, with some overlapping and one or more at a larger scale than all the others, designated to be in the foreground.
(Photo 1)

3 | Mix Metallic Paint Tint Base Pearl with a bit of Burnt Sienna Mural & Theme paint to achieve a shimmery dark pink. Fill in the smallest of the bird silhouettes with this color.
(Photo 2)

4 | Select some of the medium sized silhouette shapes to have a glossier sheen than the others and fill in those shapes with Titanium White Mural & Theme paint. At this point you can also prime the large foreground bird(s) in white.
(Photo 3)

5 | Fill in all of the medium sized silhouettes with Just Brass metallic paint, including the ones that were primed in white. This may require two coats of paint for good coverage.
(Photo 4)

6 | Here is the final finish.
(Photo 5)

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Pre-mixed Metallic Paint: Roman Gold
Golden Paintworks Mural & Theme Paints : Sap Green, Hookers Green, Phthalo Blue Green Shade, Payne’s Gray and Titanium White
Interior Latex Eggshell Paint in Seafoam Green
Angled no. 8 or 10 acrylic paintbrush
Small angled paintbrush
Thin, round paintbrush

Grassy Marsh

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Prepare the wall with the latex interior paint.

2 | Mix mural paints to achieve a darker shade of green that coordinates with the latex base color.

3 | Using an angled brush and the darker green shade you’ve mixed, create shapes of grass clusters with slanted strokes in groups.
(Photo 1)

4 | With a smaller angled brush, add shadows at the base of the clusters with Payne’s Gray Mural & Theme paint.
(Photo 2)

5 | Still using the small angled brush, make strokes at the tops of the clusters with Titanium White Mural & Theme paint and Sap Green Mural & Theme paint that has been tinted with white.
(Photo 3)

6 | With a thin round brush, use Roman Gold metallic paint to create wispy flowering tips and highlights.
(Photo 4)

7 | Here is the final finish.
(Photo 5)

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Artist: Annie Moran

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

Golden Paintworks Metallic Texture : Tint Base Gold
Golden Paintworks Pre-mixed Metallic Paint: 24K Gold
Golden Paintworks Mural & Theme Paints : Titanium White, Hookers Green, Sap Green and Payne’s Gray
Golden Paintworks Slow Dry Fluid Acrylics: Burnt Sienna
Interior Latex High Gloss Paint in White
9″x4″ or larger trowel
Medium flat sash brush
Large filbert head paintbrush

Forest Through the Leaves

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Over a wall prepared with white gloss interior latex paint, apply a thin layer of Metallic Texture Tint Base Gold with a trowel and allow to dry.

2 | Using a brush, apply the 24K Gold metallic paint over the metallic texture and cover any white that is showing through. Allow to dry.
(Photo 1)

3 | Go back over the wall with the metallic texture using a trowel, applying this second coat to most areas. Unevenly leave some areas without the second coat of metallic texture, creating a weathered or distressed antique look. Allow to dry completely.
(Photos 2-3)

4 | Make a dark green by mixing Hookers Green, Sap Green, and Burnt Sienna. Using a large filbert head paintbrush, paint a dark layer of leaves over the gold surface.
(Photo 4)

5 | Tint Hookers Green slightly with Titanium White and add a touch of Burnt Sienna to create a middle green, then paint a layer of leaves overlapping the dark layer in areas.
(Photo 5)

6 | Using Hookers Green highly tinted with white, paint a light colored layer of leaves on top, again overlapping the other layers in areas. Add highlights and shadows to leaves on the light and middle value layers as desired.
(Photo 6)

7 | Add insects, birds or other small creatures to your liking! Here is the final finish.
(Photo 7)

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