Ok, I'm slow and decided to try the antique looking signs as shown in step-by-step. The directions call for black patina. Why can I not find this stuff? The local paint, craft, hobby stores, no one has it. I tried Lowes. They have bronze, pewter, copper... everything except boring old black. Is there something else I can use or does anyone know where I can get this stuff?
------------------ Chris King Paper Works & Graphix Indiana, PA
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
patinas can be achieved relatively easy with paint and glazes.
don't be shy about spreading PAINT. do sum research...
mr. pat neve turned me on to a book about faux finishes called... "The Art of Faux" by Pierre Finkelstein.
go to amazon.com and do a search...better yet do a search through this website for books on "Faux Finishes"
Patina is a process or procedure.It is NOT a Product or brand name item. Hope this helps
------------------ PKing is Pat King of King Sign Design in McCalla,Alabama The Professor of SIGNOLOGY
Posted by Mike Languein (Member # 319) on :
If you are sold on giving away your money go to a Home Depot, if you have one - they have it out here. Better yet, get some black artists' oil color and thin it down with paint thinner, rub it in and let it tack up a little - then wipe it off again, maybe with a little thinner on a soft rag -- until you get the result you want. While you're picking up the black get some raw umber and burnt umber also. (It doesn't have to be Windsor-Newton Oils)
------------------ "If it isn't fun, why do it?" Signmike@aol.com Mike Languein Doctor of Letters BS, MS, PhD ___________________
You know what BS is, MS is More of the Same, and it's Piled Higher and Deeper here
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
thanks everyone. Mike, I was (somewhat) following David Kynaston's instructions and it called for black patina. Looked in my usual supplier's catalogs, art stores (or as close as we have here), paint stores and Lowes (no home depot). Lowes has copper, bronze and pewter metallic, no black. I'll hit the art supply on campus for oils tomorrow. If this works out, I'll post picts as soon as I'm done. (If not, I'll hide them in my office and when I'm slow again and give it another try, pull them out to compare.)
------------------ Chris King Paper Works & Graphix Indiana, PA
Posted by Brian Stoddard (Member # 39) on :
If you are going for a true patina its simply the process applying a chemical to your metal to speed up the natural process of aging. After the metal continues to weather it just gets better. If you are going for a faux finished patina look then paint away like the others suggested. I have had good luck buying patina chemicals at places like Michaels crafts. Heres a place that has it all... http://www.sculptnouveau.com/universal.html
------------------ 425-898-9817 Brian Stoddard Expressions Signs Sammamish WA
