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Posted by Oren on April 28, 2008, 7:46 pm
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>Ray K wrote:
>
>> I plan to use the sponge-on technique, with one or two coats over the
>> latex base coat. Almost everything I've read talks about using glazes
>> over the base coat, with glaze meaning a transparent "paint" that I
>> would tint to which ever color I choose, using separately bought
>> coloring agents.
>>
>> Rather than going to this trouble and expense, why can't I simply have
>> a paint dealer tint a latex paint of the same sheen to the color I
>> want, selected from one of those ubiquitous color cards that all paint
>> stores display?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>You can't get precisely the same effect using glaze vs. paint. Some
>techniques require the base color to show and take on only a trasparent
>effect of the glaze color. For sponging, unless you want a very suble
>effect, paint would be the best choice. A glaze with a heavy mix of
>paint sponged on might give you more of the second color than if you
>take straight paint and sponge it on very lightly. The whole idea of a
>glaze is to be able to give a transparent tint - if you thinned paint
>with water for the transparent effect, it wouldn't have enough binder to
>stick, thus the glaze. Your way sounds fine.
This is a good question for the ladies at the beauty shop...)
My limited understanding is that without using a glaze, one color
paint can absorb another color. By glazing you maintain the base
color. As mentioned the transparency / translucence effect.
If colors bleed together; it may not be what you desired.
Housewives I've seen that faux paint, always include the glazing
process.
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