DECORATIVE FINISH HOW-TO

Weathered White Gold

Artist: Shiree Ingram

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Base paint with a white, high-hiding, all purpose primer.

2 | Using a nappy winnie roller, apply one coat of Golden Paintworks Metallic White Gold. Apply full coverage, rolling in a random pattern; for this application overlapping paint lines is not a concern.
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3 | Mix 1 part Golden Paintworks Weathered Granite with 1 part White Gold Metallic, then add 25% water. Using a 2” chip brush, apply random horizontal strokes, leaving open spaces to see the background. While these areas are wet, applying the same mixture in the same application, but apply strokes vertically. Work about a 3’ x 3’ space at a time. With this pattern, it’s ok to leave and come back to this finish and begin again.
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4 | If necessary, after drying, touch ups could always be
added to create more texture.

Here is the final finish.
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About the Artist
Shiree, of Shiree Nichole Designer Finishes LLC, based in Naples, FL, has been in the faux art industry for over twenty years. The oldest of four girls, born in Newport Oregon and growing up in southwest Montana. She comes from a hard-working family with her father as a logger and later owning a drywall business. All four girls worked in drywall and much of Shiree’s knowledge and love for texture comes from working with her father. Shiree loves learning about new products, techniques and the chemistry behind the product. Shiree believes there is nothing like on-the-job training, experimenting, and she’s always open to learning something new. Shiree loves the diversity of finishes she creates and the collaboration she has with designers and decorators. In addition to her work creating decorative finishes, Shiree began honing her fine art skills in 2006 with oils on canvas and over the years has expanded to abstract acrylic art on Lucite and watercolors. 

Learn more about Shiree in our Behind the Texture artist feature series.

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