Things You'll Need:
- Flat Paintbrushes
- Clean Rags
- Turpentine
- Clean Rags
- White Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Dishes
- Toothpicks
- Awl
- Sandpaper
- Awl
- Sandpaper
- Dishes
- Toothpicks
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Step 1
Make sure the wood has been sanded smooth and all of the dust wiped off.
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Step 2
Put down a base coat of mustard or ocher yellow acrylic paint and let it dry.
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Step 3
Mix 1 part white vinegar with 6 parts burnt umber or raw sienna from an artist's tube of watercolor paint. The mixture, called glaze, should be smooth and thick.
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Step 4
Paint a coat of glaze on the wood surface with a wide, flat brush.
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Step 5
Use any of the following techniques to achieve a fancy grain look while the glaze is wet.
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Step 6
Use an awl to poke holes in the flat end of a cork. Stamp the cork on the glaze, dabbing it on a clean rag every fourth stamp to keep the glaze from building up on it.
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Step 7
Stutter an index finger in diagonal patterns across the glaze.
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Step 8
Wet a small piece of natural sponge and dab lightly at the glaze. Pat the sponge on a clean cloth occasionally to keep the glaze from building up on it.
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Step 9
Use the same paintbrush you used to apply the glaze and twist it in circles to form swirls.
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Step 10
Let the glaze coat dry and apply a coat of oil-based varnish. Let it dry and finish the piece with a second coat.
Comments
aubonsmains said
on 11/28/2008 I am looking for a faux wood technique to use on cement hardiboard -- looks like wood but is a cementituous material. I have shingles on my house of this material and want it to look like real wood....how?