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Virtually all paint effects involve
using something called "glaze". Glaze sounds like professional
painter’s jargon, but it is essentially a milky liquid that
remains wet for long enough to allow an extended working time,
enabling you to create the desired decorative effect. Glaze can
be mixed to the colour of your choice and is invariably applied
over a base colour, again of your choice. The colour of the glaze
should contrast well with the base coat, so use the same colour,
but either a shade darker or lighter.
There are some glazes made with solvents or oil, but these are less common today. Water-based acrylic glazes come in two basic types. Check on the can or ask at your DIY store if the product is acrylic or not.
Scumble glaze is an acrylic glaze combined with colourizers (concentrated colour pigment) to get the desired colour.
Classic Colour glaze is mixed with acrylic emulsion paints to get the desired colour.
Ready-to-use glazes are also available from good DIY stores.
Note: Glaze takes at least 24 hours to dry properly. Don’t touch or brush against painted surfaces too soon. Not only will you ruin your clothes, but the finish will also be spoilt – before applying glaze ensure the area is dust-free; as the dust will stick to the wet paint, giving a poor finished result.
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