Alexandras one and only
Grumbler in Training
I hve seen some very new frames that have been made to look old with....grim .... in the courners, I have tryed many combinatins of products, but it just does not look real! anyboady got any ideas
making new look old
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Puppyraiser
PFG, Picture Framing God
I'm guessing that is 'grime' rather than 'grim' (stupid spelling machine...) I have gotten good results mixing ground-up pastels with matte medium (ya gotta remember I own an art supplies store... lots to play with here) You can also put down matte medium and sprinkle with rottonstone. The tricky thing is when you are trying to match what is already there.
Anybody else have any favorit methods?
I like paste was with a bit of oil paint for color, but it is a paint to mix up different colors. I really need to learn the acrylic methods.
I like paste was with a bit of oil paint for color, but it is a paint to mix up different colors. I really need to learn the acrylic methods.
Paul N
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Some new frames really look old (having said that, I am not sure how old you want them to look!).
I have a few samples from Chop Right & Presto that have this look: PR6452, PR6552.
I have a few samples from Chop Right & Presto that have this look: PR6452, PR6552.
Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Pumice Stone, Rotten Stone, Ground up pastels, even colored chalks ground with a mace grater.
Just remember less is more. Not to be confused with Less is Moore. Or Bess is Bored.
When you think that you're about half-way there <font size=5>STOP!</font> You're done.
Don't forget that the "dust" comes only after the weevils, sand-paper, bugs, flys, awls, broken pieces of concrete, shoe wax, coffee grounds, muck slurry.
Just remember less is more. Not to be confused with Less is Moore. Or Bess is Bored.
When you think that you're about half-way there <font size=5>STOP!</font> You're done.
Don't forget that the "dust" comes only after the weevils, sand-paper, bugs, flys, awls, broken pieces of concrete, shoe wax, coffee grounds, muck slurry.
Terry Hart cpf
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
People are never happy. It's either make my new frame look old or make my old frme look new. Try applying clear paste wax, let it dry 10min. or so, sprinkle with your rottenstone or whatever you like and buff. You can also tone the wax with oil or dry pigment first if you like. Or mix your powder with a weak glue solution (glue & water) or powder & casien.
Patinating.
Forgot about the casien, thanks Terry. Dilute and mix with a little alcohol to break the surface trension (save the good scotch for the tension headache).
Forgot about the casien, thanks Terry. Dilute and mix with a little alcohol to break the surface trension (save the good scotch for the tension headache).