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Start by rubbing the candle in the corners, along the edges, and in random places on the metal sheet. This will cause the sheet to resist the paint and allow us to achieve a worn, rusted look on our piece.
Cover the sheet with two layers of your base color.
I used washi tape to mark off my border and paint it.
I cut the text out of vinyl and applied the reverse image to my sheet to create a mask.
Next, I painted the letters and after it was dry, peeled the vinyl away. Some of the paint lifted off with the vinyl, because of the wax resist technique. Exactly what I wanted! I used a cloth to rub off more paint, then sealed my project with Mod Podge. I used the Antique Finish to give it an aged look, but you can also tint your regular MP with alcohol inks to get a similar effect.
For my bowling sign, I used the trace feature on my Silhouette to copy an image I liked. As above, I applied the vinyl to create a mask, painted, rubbed off paint in the corners and on the edges, and finished with Mod Podge.
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
get out! you are SO dang clever!!!
michelle cantu says
Love these Morena!
Inspire Me Heather says
Nice job, they look fantastic!!
Emily Davis says
COOL!
victoriabidmea says
This is a good wall design for my small cafe. The cafe has a vintage theme so this would be a great additional display.
–Victoria Bidmea
jang geun gulk says
Superb work,i will try that from now, its really very nice, i have doing some metal art so i need some help How to Bond Metal to Metal?
Christie Ferguson says
Love this! Where would one find a rusted sheet of metal?
Morena says
Thank you very much! If you click on the words “rusted metal” in the supply list it will take you to the exact product I used at Consumer Crafts.