Hi friends! Today I am going to show you how to use basic supplies you probably already have to get an old rusty patina look for your home decor and papercraft projects!
You can buy specifically made rust kits to create these effects but in today’s tutorial I’ll show you how easy it is to get the look with common supplies. Watch the video to see how!
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Supplies:
- Acrylic paint in dark brown, reddish-brown, turquoise, white and copper/gold
- Texture powder (or sand texture for house paint or you can even use ground cinnamon)
- Palette knife
- Paint brushesÂ
- Spray bottle with water
- Thin cardboard (like a cereal box)
- Dies I used: Tim Holtz Gadget gears, Spellbinders gears
- *I also used an embossing folder but little of that showed after we did the effect. Use any embossing folder you have as the design really won’t show
*Here is my faux pewter tutorial that I mentioned in the video!
Directions for rust paste:
1. Mix grit in to dark brown (burnt umber) and reddish-brown (burnt sienna) separately. You want a loose mud consistency.
2. Apply dark brown to your substrate (use embossed thin cardboard with layers of die cut cardboard for a nice texture) with a stiff brush working it into the nooks and crannies. You can stipple on the paint for extra texture. Let dry.
3. Dry brush copper or gold over the panel.
4. Use a palette knife to apply the reddish-brown. You can stipple on some of the red-brown color too.
5. Mix turquoise and white to make a pale aqua. Add water and apply to panel then spray with water so it will drip and look like patina.
I hope you try this technique with the supplies you have on hand and let me know how it goes! If you enjoyed this tutorial I’d love it if you shared it with your crafty friends using one of the handing sharing buttons below! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
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