Marbling Paint On Wood

Alan lacer and tim johnson show how to apply a marbled finish to wood.

Marbling paint on wood.

Marble panels and tabletops may be outside your budget but a little faux painting can transform pedestrian wood to luxurious veined stone. Start with your plain wood panel and protect your work surface well. How to draw marble. Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.

Then mix your paint in disposable cups. The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern. Mix each with one part marbling. This technique is messy so i use scrap cardboard to cover my table.

Water or liquid starch wooden skewer disposable containers acrylic paints 4 disposable plastic cups thick paper like card stock or watercolor paper other items you could marble. Wood pieces ornaments gift tags. Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas. The main basic supplies needed when doing acrylic paint marbling are below.

Blend out fine veins. First you will need to marble the wood panel. When you re applying a marble. When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours.