How to Glaze With Paint

Glazing liquids turn regular paint into a shiny surface.

Adding glaze to a wall or furniture creates a whole new look for decor. Ready-made glazes sell in paint and hardware stores. However, making your own glaze helps to match the piece being painted by mixing paint and Faux painting glaze. Faux glaze is a translucent liquid that mixes with paint to create a clear finish. Due to a slow drying time, glaze mixed with paint allows you to create designs and textures on the surface of a wall or furniture with a sponge or other applicator.

Things You'll Need

• Paint
• Bucket
• Wooden stirer
• Faux glazing liquid
• Paintbrush

Instructions

1. Choose a color for the glaze.When making a glaze, use the paint color that matches the piece being painted. Give the piece an aged or antiqued look by using black for elegance, brown for soft earthy look or grey paint to create a vintage appearance.

2. Pick a light or dark color to glaze by looking at the wood. If you prefer a darker look, then you want to mix more glaze into the paint.

3. Pour three parts paint to one part glaze in the bucket if you want a very dark glaze. If you want a medium glaze, pour one part paint to one part glaze. for a light glaze, pour one part paint to three parts glaze.

4. Mix the paint and liquid glaze thoroughly by using the wooden stirrer.

5. Apply the glaze to the surface immediately with a paintbrush to prevent the glaze from drying.

References

• Askthedecorator.com: Give Cabinets Character with a Coat of Glaze