So glad you stopped by again.
If you are new to my Blog, I hope you enjoy what you see, learn a technique or two
and leave feeling inspired.
Today, well tonight... I had to just share with you all how to make your very own Patina
Mix and Patina rust paste.
I know the Patina rust paste and paint that we buy are quite expensive, and the little jars
are not very big, so we treasure the product highly and use when necessary.
But this does not really give us a chance to experiment and try out new tricks and
techniques - in worry that it may finish too quickly.
And I really like to try things out in my Art journal first. Sometimes I use too
much and some times too little but this is where I trial and error.
So, I keep the originals for my creations and I then know how much to use.
After surfing the web and checking out some recipes, I tried making my own and
WOW it turned out brilliant.
Before I start though, a big thank you to my biggest supporter - Hubby. I really wanted
to make it today, so he took me to the hardware to get the joint compound and
a bag of fine sand. he helped me choose the right the products and off we go.
Lets start with Patina paste
So here is my recipe.
What you will need:
* Aleene's Clear gel Tacky Glue
* Joint compound / Filler
* Gloss Gel medium / Mod podge Gloss/ Multi Medium gloss (must be thick and dry clear)
* Acrylic Paint - Brown, Black, Teal, Blue and Orange (or your preferred colour)
* 13@rts Ayeeda Metallic multipurpose paint - Bronze or any Bronze metallic paint you have
* Ranger Patina - Victorian Gold (optional - add a few drops when you add the metallic paint)
* Spoon
* Containers to hold pastes that seal tightly (size depends on how much you make)
* Spatula to mix
* Container/s to mix the pastes in
* Wet wipes - helps to keep the mess to a minimum
* Craft sheet or piece of plastic to work on (easier to clean up)
What you need to do:
Keep the measurements in proportion if you choose to make more or less
Firstly measure 1 teaspoon of Tacky glue, 1 teaspoon Gloss Gel Medium and
1 teaspoon of filler in the mixing container
give the above a good mix. Then add 1 teaspoon acrylic paint - I used Blue and 1 teaspoon
metallic paint. This gives it a beautiful shimmer.
Mix the ingredients well. Make sure it has all mixed in.
Please remember it is 11pm at night while I write this blog, so the photos do not do the
beautiful shimmer paste its due justice. The Patina mix has a lovely gloss shine and stunning
shimmer.
I split this blue mix in half - 1st half is the Patina paint mix. place this is a sealable container.
The second half I am going to use to make the Patina rust paste.
With the second half still in the mixing jar, I had 2 spoons of fine sand and 1/2 a spoon of
Teal acrylic paint. Give this a good mix. Make sure the sand has mixed in properly.
Store this in another sealable container.
And there we go - Patina paint and Patina Rust paste done.
Use your wet wipes to clean your spoon and spatula and any messiness on your craft sheet.
Give your mixing bowel a good wash before mixing the next colour. If your containers are
big enough, you could mix the ingredients in it and then split the batch.
So now do the same mix as above using the next acrylic paint colour of your choice.
TIP: if you use brown paint to make the next batch - Patina paint, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of black
paint with the fine sand to create the Patina rust paste - the darker colour gives the real effect.
How to use:
I made Brown Patina Rust paste, Teal Rust paste and Orange Rust paste.
I used the Blue Patina paint as the base on a page in my art journal, and .....I don't have to
worry about using as much as I want, cos I can just make more 😁
I painted the whole page with the Blue Patina Paint. I dried it using a heat gun.
Wish you could see the lovely shimmer it has.
I added a Chippie and some resin gears, as well as a resin butterfly - I will definitely
share more awesomeness with you regarding these resin embellishments that I made.
Yip, I made them - but that is for next time.
I then painted the embellishments with brown acrylic paint. I painted the butterfly with
yellow acrylic paint. - can you see the lovely shimmer on the background.
Now I add the Patina Rust Paste I made - Dark Brown. Using a dry brush, I add the paste to the
embellishments, you can't really paint it on so you dab it on. I covered all the
embellishments with it except the butterfly.
I then dabbed on Teal Rust Paste randomly on the embellishments, I built up a few blobs
here and there.
And then..... my booboo.
With the intention of using Ranger Distress Dabber - white on my butterfly, I turned the bottle
over to dab and .... the paint poured out 😱
I used some white paint to lighten one of the patina paints i made and i forgot to close it
Have you eveeeeer.
I managed to paint it off and use wet wipes to get most of the white paint off. But fear not.
I re-did the Brown rust paste and painted the background again where I messed😷
I did remove the butterfly to finish this off separately (bha ha ha ha ) Learnt my lesson.
I added dabs of Orange Patina Rust Paste
Once all was dry - with the aid of my handy heat gun - I added my butterfly. Already painted
and ready. I used my finger and dabbed a bit of the Metallic Bronze/ Gold paint lightly over a few of the raised Patina Rust Pastes. It enhances the rust effect.
I had so much fun doing this journal page that I grabbed some more chippies to Rustify.
Rock on #PATINARUST #PATINAPASTE #PATINAPAINT
All the Patina rust pastes and paints I used were the home made ones. Please note that
I do not confirm that this mix is better than the original product or that you should not use
the original product but it is pretty close and pretty handy to be able to make a mix when you
need a lot or run out of the original product - Just saying 😏.
Thank you for stopping by and I appreciate the time you take to read my posts.
Wishing you an awesome crafting day ahead
Loves
Candace
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