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Coated out a scrap piece yesterday and then started playin.
After I coated a board, (maroon), I let a second color, (Ivory) run right off a stir stick onto the wet paint, in circular patterns, (don't let it pool up). Now take the same old dirty roller and roll the second color out. The second color pretty much stays where you put it. Rolling it out again softens and adds more pattern to the coated board. The maroon and ivory combo kinda looks like velvet. I'm sure that this technique would look better monochromatic though, instead of using two contrasting colors.
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Hey Steve, that sounds like it would look cool.
Also, Try coating something dark (blue maybe) then drip some white, yellow, or sky blue onto ,the middle of it. Lay it flat. Then, using an air hose and holding it perpendicular to the surface, make the paint streak all over the place. Kinda messy, but looks pretty wild. Oh yea, Make sure use an inline regulator to control the air flow and you might want to wear goggles hehe
You can also scatter water droplets onto the surface. Then spray paint onto them at an angle. Let the water droplets dry overnight and you're left with a wet droplet effect that looks cool.
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Sounds good that Steve especially the monochrome idea, could be good for backgrounds - a bit like rag rolling but a lot quicker and less messy. Have you tried dribbling thin oil-based paint onto a big flat container of hottish water, then dipping your pre painted board onto the water surface. you pick up the paint right off the surface and get some great marbled effects.
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