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PROJECT SUPPLIES:
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 | Apply Soapstone with a GPW Trowel and let dry.
2 | To create medium gray, mix one part Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Carbon Black with 4 parts Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Titanium White. Paint entire surface medium Gray and let dry.
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3 | Lay out herringbone pattern with ruler and pencil.
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4 | Create your color palette. Mix four parts Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Titanium White with one part Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Carbon Black for gray shade. Mix two parts Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Titanium White with one part Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Raw Sienna for caramel shade. Mix one part Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Titanium White with four parts Slow Dry Fluid Acrylic Raw Sienna for cream color. Add one part glaze to each color.
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5 | Tape every other wood plank. Take a chip brush and apply paint colors in a linear direction, allowing for dry brush look. Drag your graining tool with a slow rolling motion to create a wood grain effect. Let dry, pull tape and continue until all planks are completed.
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6 | Tape for grout lines. Burnish your tape and paint area with Metallic Paint Just Brass.
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7 | Let dry and pull tape to reveal your Golden Paintworks masterpiece.
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About the Artist
Suzy Dominguez started her design career over 30 years ago. She studied graphic design in Los Angeles and London. Soon after traveling around the world with a backpack for a year, she returned to the United States with a dream. Her first business, Studio Graphics concentrated on graphic design for private businesses as well as commercial restaurants and casinos. There she segued her graphics into hand painting walls. Big advertising murals were the projects back then which quickly turned into faux finishing for private homes. Today her licensed and bonded business, Artkeyologie, is the art of soulful living through paint and design. Suzy, currently residing in Phoenix, combines her graphic skills with her hand painted wall techniques and enjoys infusing her clients’ personalities into every project. Follow her on Instagram @artkeyologie and view her work online at artkeyologie.com
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