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Home decorators looking for something a little different are often expensive and time consuming solutions to many of us are every day more, such as wallpaper and basic paint finishes. However, a lasting favorite offers an inexpensive solution that can be used almost anywhere and mimics that most ancient and noble surfaces - marble. With the right approach, and a little patience, you can re-marble on almost any surface with basic color and glaze.

Tools for the Job
For a pale marbling effect you will need:
1) The sub-wool or egg shell color for the background (depending on the surface)
2) Artists oil paints in umber and varying shades of gray (for the veins in marble)
3) Translucent glaze to create a natural sheen of the surface
4) Brushes - household paint brushes, a soft, flat brush artists, soft makeup brush, natural sponge, lint-free cloth
5) glass-and paper-white spirit

Mixing color
The marble effect is created by applying layers of tinted glaze, veins and mottling over a white or pale basecoat. They then gradually change the tone of the background color dabbing on artist paint or tinted eggshell paint. Use the brush and natural sponge to the color of the basecoat. You need the mixture of colors in the corresponding figures. For an opaque glaze, good proportions to work are:
- Three parts oil based scumble.
- Five parts of the white egg shell
- Two parts white spirit.

Mix the paint with the glaze then the white spirit to a creamy consistency. You can create a more translucent glaze of sounds with Strainers or oil paints and then add the same amount of white spirit.

Six simple steps
1) Fill in the user interface to set up and apply undercoat (on wood or metal) or eggshell (on walls) in an appropriate color. A well-prepared area is free of splinters or flaking paint. The paint effect will look better when you make at this stage.
2) If necessary, another layer, which as a basis for the decorative coating finish. Tint it slightly with gray paint and a sponge to slightly mottled areas.
3) With artists' oil and artists brush start to create a random grid of diagonal arteries on the surface. Traditional colors to use are Burnt Sienna on a light and dark gray marble and green and white on a black background.
4) strengthening of some of the veins with darker colors, soft and then the effect by brushing over the surface with a soft feather or soft brush.
5) Use a sponge to natural variations in tone color or the application of paint where needed.
6) To the natural splendor of marble a translucent glaze, with a light umber tint. In some of the patches are additional layers of glaze for a natural effect. Finish by adding a layer of clear gloss varnish, followed by a coat of satin varnish to give the surface added sheen and depth.

Luxurious and opulent
Create your own marble effect is as simple as following the above. The cost of the paint is minimal but creates an expensive looking effect. Marble has long been a luxurious and opulent building material, so that a unique surface that is easily mimicked with a little effort.

The real beauty of this technique is that, because the materials are not expensive, it allows you to apply various colors and finishes for your organization. Experiment with different colors and tones and try varying the depth of the veins to really understand the work alive. With a little practice and a little patience, you will be amazed at the results could be.

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