Mine is the business of creating patina. No! Let me rephrase that. Mine is the business of RECREATING patina. You see, for me, there is a vast difference between the two. Creating patina means you buy a few modern ready-made products off the shelf, slap a couple of layers onto a piece and then call it antiqued. This option does not work for me. It looks fake and lacks depth. Now, recreating patina is something totally different. Seeing the real thing helps me understand vintage and antique pieces. Studying them, allows me to see how they've aged naturally over the years. For that, I photograph real antiques with real patina at every opportunity I get. I always have one or more of these pieces in mind when I set out to paint a piece with many different kinds of old-fashioned paints from original old recipes and then merely speed up the ageing processes. If you, like me, have a passion for patina, then I would like to share this with you. You don't need to pay a lot of money to visit museums or pluck up the courage to go into upmarket antique shops where you'll probably be frowned upon for taking photographs. There are many other places to photograph these gems for free and if you're fortunate enough to find yourself there, what better place to do this than in Paris! Or for that matter, in the French countryside! WINDOW SHOPPING AT NIGHT There are many high-end antique shops in the 6th and 7th Arrondissements of Paris and walking from shop to shop at night, taking photographs and stopping for coffee at Les Deux Magots or Café de Flore on Boulevard Saint-Germain, is a great way to explore and experience the area without the normal daily hustle and bustle. MARKETS My favourite being Marché aux Puces St-Ouen de Clignancourt (Saint-Ouen Flea Market) in Paris. One day at this market is simply not enough. Be sure to ask before you start snapping away. Some vendors may take offence. ON THE STREETS In Paris ... Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris Maison de Balzac ~ 47 Rue Raynouard, 16th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris ...and in the countryside Paulhaguet, Auvergne, Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire EVEN PAINTED WALLS CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND REFERENCE Fix-Saint-Geneys, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Chaise-Dieu, Haute-Loire Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy ~ Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Samaritaine ~ Rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement, Paris PARKS Take a break from the busy streets in the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens) and find these painted bees on a gatepost at the entrance of the apiary. best of all ... CHURCHES and CATHEDRALS There are so many of them and they all have the most beautiful pieces to photograph. Most of them are open all day and evening and very often quite deserted. If you're visiting for the purpose of photographing, be sure it's not during a service. Église Saint-Roch ~ 284 rue Saint-Honoré, 1st arrondissement, Paris Chilhac, Allier Chilhac, Allier Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre, 1st arrondissement, Paris Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre,1st arrondissement, Paris As you can see, I'm pretty passionate about patina and love hunting for good examples. I have so many more images I would like to share with you, but perhaps we'll save them for another time. Tania xxx This post was shared with: Knick of Time Tuesday Three Mango Seeds Nifty Thrifty Sunday Fabulously Creative Friday What's It Wednesday Centerpiece Wednesday Treasure Hunt Thursday Share Your Cup Thursday You may also enjoy these posts #paintfinish #onlinecourses #furniture #milkpaint #antique #patina #distressedpaint #boiserie #paris #french #placedesvosges #maraisparis #paintings #TheMarais #eglise #france #frenchcountry #Chilhac #traditionalpaint #traditionalrecipe #wornpaint #farragoz #LaChaiseDieu #fleamarket #StOuen #Clignancourt #montmartre #Auvergne #LuxembourgGardens #Luxembourg #Jardin #LePuy #oldpaint #scuffedpaint
Mine is the business of creating patina. No! Let me rephrase that. Mine is the business of RECREATING patina. You see, for me, there is a vast difference between the two. Creating patina means you buy a few modern ready-made products off the shelf, slap a couple of layers onto a piece and then call it antiqued. This option does not work for me. It looks fake and lacks depth. Now, recreating patina is something totally different. Seeing the real thing helps me understand vintage and antique pieces. Studying them, allows me to see how they've aged naturally over the years. For that, I photograph real antiques with real patina at every opportunity I get. I always have one or more of these pieces in mind when I set out to paint a piece with many different kinds of old-fashioned paints from original old recipes and then merely speed up the ageing processes. If you, like me, have a passion for patina, then I would like to share this with you. You don't need to pay a lot of money to visit museums or pluck up the courage to go into upmarket antique shops where you'll probably be frowned upon for taking photographs. There are many other places to photograph these gems for free and if you're fortunate enough to find yourself there, what better place to do this than in Paris! Or for that matter, in the French countryside! WINDOW SHOPPING AT NIGHT There are many high-end antique shops in the 6th and 7th Arrondissements of Paris and walking from shop to shop at night, taking photographs and stopping for coffee at Les Deux Magots or Café de Flore on Boulevard Saint-Germain, is a great way to explore and experience the area without the normal daily hustle and bustle. MARKETS My favourite being Marché aux Puces St-Ouen de Clignancourt (Saint-Ouen Flea Market) in Paris. One day at this market is simply not enough. Be sure to ask before you start snapping away. Some vendors may take offence. ON THE STREETS In Paris ... Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris Maison de Balzac ~ 47 Rue Raynouard, 16th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris ...and in the countryside Paulhaguet, Auvergne, Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire EVEN PAINTED WALLS CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND REFERENCE Fix-Saint-Geneys, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Chaise-Dieu, Haute-Loire Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy ~ Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Samaritaine ~ Rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement, Paris PARKS Take a break from the busy streets in the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens) and find these painted bees on a gatepost at the entrance of the apiary. best of all ... CHURCHES and CATHEDRALS There are so many of them and they all have the most beautiful pieces to photograph. Most of them are open all day and evening and very often quite deserted. If you're visiting for the purpose of photographing, be sure it's not during a service. Église Saint-Roch ~ 284 rue Saint-Honoré, 1st arrondissement, Paris Chilhac, Allier Chilhac, Allier Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre, 1st arrondissement, Paris Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre,1st arrondissement, Paris As you can see, I'm pretty passionate about patina and love hunting for good examples. I have so many more images I would like to share with you, but perhaps we'll save them for another time. Tania xxx This post was shared with: Knick of Time Tuesday Three Mango Seeds Nifty Thrifty Sunday Fabulously Creative Friday What's It Wednesday Centerpiece Wednesday Treasure Hunt Thursday Share Your Cup Thursday You may also enjoy these posts #paintfinish #onlinecourses #furniture #milkpaint #antique #patina #distressedpaint #boiserie #paris #french #placedesvosges #maraisparis #paintings #TheMarais #eglise #france #frenchcountry #Chilhac #traditionalpaint #traditionalrecipe #wornpaint #farragoz #LaChaiseDieu #fleamarket #StOuen #Clignancourt #montmartre #Auvergne #LuxembourgGardens #Luxembourg #Jardin #LePuy #oldpaint #scuffedpaint
Convective lift
The French word trumeau originally referred to the space between windows. In the 18th century, the French started manufacturing trumeau mirrors to hang in these spaces, providing a decorative element and bringing more light into the room. Antique trumeau mirrors range from carved, unpainted wood to painted and partially gilded, all the way to highly ornate and entirely gilded. The mirror is almost always rectangular and if old, most often the glass is tarnished with grey and black spots. The decorative portion above the mirror glass may even include a painting. Those designed to be placed above a mantelpiece, rather than between windows, would have had candles placed in front of the mirror to increase ambient light. Reproductions of 18th-century trumeau mirrors became popular in the Regency period and in the 1950's when French furniture was popular. Today, with the increasing interest in French style interiors, trumeau mirrors are highly sought after. A genuine antique trumeau can cost between US$2000 and US$20,000. Making your own trumeau mirror and finishing it to look like a real antique trumeau, is not an impossible task. It could be a large floor standing piece or a smaller overmantle trumeau. The colours and finishes can vary, but the process remains the same. In Module - Trumeau Mirror of the FARRAGOZ Patina PROJECTS Online Course, students are given the opportunity to learn the basic process of how to make a small trumeau mirror and the decorative ornaments to apply to it, from scratch. Alternatively, they can start with an existing mirror and build on that. Finally, they will learn how to paint and distress it to look authentically old, using original homemade paint recipes. With the skills and knowledge acquired in completing this project, students can move on to designing and producing their own trumeau mirrors in whatever size and finish they desire. In my next post, I hope to share my recently completed shell trumeau. Happy Painting! Tania xxx #mirror #paintfinish #onlinecourse #gilded #frame #trumeau #homemade #milkpaint #overmantle #antique #patina #distressedpaint #french
Patina Hunter & Recreator's Notebook
If you love painted furniture with rich patina, then this is for you. Join me for some end of the week painting inspiration! I would love to hear which is your favourite finish. Happy Painting! Tania xxx #mirror #paintfinish #onlinecourse #frame #french #furniture #homemade #milkpaint #antique #patina #daybed #distressedpaint
Mine is the business of creating patina. No! Let me rephrase that. Mine is the business of RECREATING patina. You see, for me, there is a vast difference between the two. Creating patina means you buy a few modern ready-made products off the shelf, slap a couple of layers onto a piece and then call it antiqued. This option does not work for me. It looks fake and lacks depth. Now, recreating patina is something totally different. Seeing the real thing helps me understand vintage and antique pieces. Studying them, allows me to see how they've aged naturally over the years. For that, I photograph real antiques with real patina at every opportunity I get. I always have one or more of these pieces in mind when I set out to paint a piece with many different kinds of old-fashioned paints from original old recipes and then merely speed up the ageing processes. If you, like me, have a passion for patina, then I would like to share this with you. You don't need to pay a lot of money to visit museums or pluck up the courage to go into upmarket antique shops where you'll probably be frowned upon for taking photographs. There are many other places to photograph these gems for free and if you're fortunate enough to find yourself there, what better place to do this than in Paris! Or for that matter, in the French countryside! WINDOW SHOPPING AT NIGHT There are many high-end antique shops in the 6th and 7th Arrondissements of Paris and walking from shop to shop at night, taking photographs and stopping for coffee at Les Deux Magots or Café de Flore on Boulevard Saint-Germain, is a great way to explore and experience the area without the normal daily hustle and bustle. MARKETS My favourite being Marché aux Puces St-Ouen de Clignancourt (Saint-Ouen Flea Market) in Paris. One day at this market is simply not enough. Be sure to ask before you start snapping away. Some vendors may take offence. ON THE STREETS In Paris ... Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris Maison de Balzac ~ 47 Rue Raynouard, 16th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris Île Saint-Louis, 4th arrondissement, Paris ...and in the countryside Paulhaguet, Auvergne, Haute-Loire Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire EVEN PAINTED WALLS CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND REFERENCE Fix-Saint-Geneys, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Chaise-Dieu, Haute-Loire Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy ~ Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Haute-Loire La Samaritaine ~ Rue de Rivoli, 1st arrondissement, Paris PARKS Take a break from the busy streets in the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens) and find these painted bees on a gatepost at the entrance of the apiary. best of all ... CHURCHES and CATHEDRALS There are so many of them and they all have the most beautiful pieces to photograph. Most of them are open all day and evening and very often quite deserted. If you're visiting for the purpose of photographing, be sure it's not during a service. Église Saint-Roch ~ 284 rue Saint-Honoré, 1st arrondissement, Paris Chilhac, Allier Chilhac, Allier Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre, 1st arrondissement, Paris Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ~ 2 Place du Louvre,1st arrondissement, Paris As you can see, I'm pretty passionate about patina and love hunting for good examples. I have so many more images I would like to share with you, but perhaps we'll save them for another time. Tania xxx This post was shared with: Knick of Time Tuesday Three Mango Seeds Nifty Thrifty Sunday Fabulously Creative Friday What's It Wednesday Centerpiece Wednesday Treasure Hunt Thursday Share Your Cup Thursday You may also enjoy these posts #paintfinish #onlinecourses #furniture #milkpaint #antique #patina #distressedpaint #boiserie #paris #french #placedesvosges #maraisparis #paintings #TheMarais #eglise #france #frenchcountry #Chilhac #traditionalpaint #traditionalrecipe #wornpaint #farragoz #LaChaiseDieu #fleamarket #StOuen #Clignancourt #montmartre #Auvergne #LuxembourgGardens #Luxembourg #Jardin #LePuy #oldpaint #scuffedpaint
I've had another one of those requests! Some of you may remember I had a prospective pupil a while ago, asking whether she would be able to obtain a certain finish on a piece of furniture, after doing the course. I set her mind at ease by making up a sample and blogging about it here. About a week ago I received this image and more or less the same question accompanying it. At first I replied with a "Yes, of course ...", but then I thought I might as well go all the way and make up a sample to prove my point. So, again I set to work. I added 2 short lengths of timber moulding to a piece of board and stained it with my homemade wood stain. After that I mixed 4 different colours of casein paint, using the recipe from our online course, and applied them in such a way that they would be easily distressed after they had dried. To add extra depth and warmth to the colours, I finished it with an oil glaze of which the recipe is also available from FARRAGOZ. This is what it finally looked like. Close enough? What do you think? Tania xxx UPDATE: This finish is now 1 of 26 Finishes that can be recreated in the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. #farragoz #FARRAGOZ #paint #painted #paintedfurniture #furniturepaint #howtopaint #paintedwood #door #french #frenchdoors #painteddoors #distressed #distressedpaint #oldpaint #weathered #weatheredpaint #wornpaint #paintlessons #paintclasses #homemade #handmade #handpainted #paintrecipe #traditional #traditionalpaint #caseinpaint #makepaint #PaintIt #patina #onlinecourse #paintingcourse #agedpaint #paintfinish #painttechnique #furniturefinish This post was shared with: Silver Pennies Sunday Three Mango Seeds That DIY Party Super Saturday Amaze Me Monday Motivate Me Monday Make It Monday Your Designs This Time Vintage Inspiration Freedom Fridays Wow Us Wednesdays
Patina Hunter & Recreator's Notebook
Insider Tips on how to recreate French grey patina on wood. Step 1 Start off by collecting inspirational images showing a rich patina in French Grey. Pinning these, like I did, on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette, works very well. Step 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. Pinterest Step 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. Step 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. Pinterest Step 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. FARRAGOZ.COM eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com anangelatmytable.com Pinterest FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina southshoredecoratingblog.com masterhenriks.blogspot.fi FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina bohemiadesign.tumblr.com archilovers.com Step 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. Step 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module Display Case. Step 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of grey, using the recipes in Module Trumeau Mirror. Step 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module Clock Face and Module Trumeau Mirror. If you're going for a more subtly distressed look, follow the instructions in Module Display Case. Step 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. Step 11 Finally, seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. FARRAGOZ.com Happy Painting! Tania xxx #patina #paint #gray #graypaint #grey #greypaint #frenchgrey #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #painted #oldpaint #wornpaint #scuffedpaint #chippedpaint #agedpaint #flakingpaint #antiquelook #vintagelook #livedinlook#frenchlook #frenchstyle #antiquestyle #vintagestyle #relaxedlook #relaxedstyle #antiquelook #agedlook #furniturefinish #woodfinish #howtopaint #paintlikeapro #paintedantiques #homedecor #decor #shabbychic #paintsamples #paintingclasses #classes #painttutorials #tutorials #trumeau #boiserie
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Yes and it's not nearly as difficult as it looks. Here is a good example. This table belonged to Danish sculptor and folk artifact collector, Gunnar Hammerich (1893-1977). Whether he painted this table, is not clear, but it is the focal point of this living area where he entertained many friends in his time. The ceramic mugs above the table are part of a large collection. Every time a visitor came to stay, he would make a mug with the visitors name and the date on it, to commemorate the occasion. In 1967 he presented his house, Hammerichs Hus, and it's contents to the town of Ærøskøbing, Denmark and it is now a museum. To recreate the finish of an old piece like this table, is a journey of discovery. Studying the surface would be the first step in your journey. You need to look very closely at the piece to "see" it's history. In this case it is a kitchen table that was used regularly. It took a lot of wear. What do the marks look like? Where are they the most prominent? Note that the paint is almost entirely worn off on the top. Then analyse the colours. How many different colours were used through the years? How did the colours fade? Mix the paint and make up a sample. Once you are satisfied with your finish, you are ready to tackle your piece of furniture. This is the fun bit. Take your time and let the surface come to life right before your eyes. It is an extremely satisfying process and quite addictive. So even if your table is newly made from a different wood, your marks and paint will be as authentic as the original. Happy Painting! Tania xxx This post was shared with: Super Saturday Monday Funday Amaze Me Monday Tuesdays at Our Home Project Inspire{d} Vintage Inspiration Wow Us Wednesdays #paintfinish #onlinecourse #danishfurniture #folkart #furniture #homemade #milkpaint #antique #patina #table #hammerich #denmark #distressedpaint
Patina Hunter & Recreator's Notebook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
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I've been playing with paint finishes. It's one of my favorite things to do. Layering paint, and various mediums is the best thing you can do when you want an aged look. As you know, I've been reviewing the FARRAGOZ course, and, you know me. So, it should come as no surprise that I've been experimenting with every little tip and tidbit from the course. Giving it my own spin, and such. Because, I wouldn't consider my review complete unless I applied some of the techniques to projects other than those in the course. I showed you this chippy fleur-de-lis piece I designed with one of the techniques. Today, I used recipes and techniques from the course to give this corbel a distressed finish. BTW, the cost of these recipes are very low. My inspiration for the finish, was the old painted chain lying on it. I didn't paint the chain, that's how I found it. I wanted to give the corbel the same vibe. I applied layers of homemade gesso, and other paint mixtures from the course. At that point, it looked like this. Then, the distressing began. The way the layers reacted to each other, made the distressing easy, and added unexpected variances of color. I've started working on this table. Another layering project, using recipes, and techniques from the course. I'll let you know where I end up on on this. I've also started my next module of the course. The Clock. I'll give you a peek soon. If you haven't checked out the course, just click on the FARRAGOZ banner on my sidebar, or, click HERE. See ya soon.
Patina Hunter & Recreator's Notebook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate French grey patina on wood. Step 1 Start off by collecting inspirational images showing a rich patina in French Grey. Pinning these, like I did, on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette, works very well. Step 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. Pinterest Step 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. Step 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. Pinterest Step 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. FARRAGOZ.COM eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com anangelatmytable.com Pinterest FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina southshoredecoratingblog.com masterhenriks.blogspot.fi FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina bohemiadesign.tumblr.com archilovers.com Step 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. Step 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module Display Case. Step 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of grey, using the recipes in Module Trumeau Mirror. Step 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module Clock Face and Module Trumeau Mirror. If you're going for a more subtly distressed look, follow the instructions in Module Display Case. Step 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. Step 11 Finally, seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. FARRAGOZ.com Happy Painting! Tania xxx #patina #paint #gray #graypaint #grey #greypaint #frenchgrey #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #painted #oldpaint #wornpaint #scuffedpaint #chippedpaint #agedpaint #flakingpaint #antiquelook #vintagelook #livedinlook#frenchlook #frenchstyle #antiquestyle #vintagestyle #relaxedlook #relaxedstyle #antiquelook #agedlook #furniturefinish #woodfinish #howtopaint #paintlikeapro #paintedantiques #homedecor #decor #shabbychic #paintsamples #paintingclasses #classes #painttutorials #tutorials #trumeau #boiserie
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
How about some end of week inspiration for lovers of patina on painted furniture? Happy Painting! Tania xxx #mirror #paintfinish #onlinecourse #frame #french #furniture #homemade #milkpaint #antique #patina #daybed #trumeau #distressedpaint #wornpaint #oldpaint #howtopaint #chippedpaint #LooksOld #howtopaint #paintlikeapro #furniturefinish #wornlook #scuffedpaint #farragoz #howto #paintlessons #bluebaint #greypaint
The art of ornamental shellwork, initially a European tradition, has been around since the early 18th century. In her exquisite book, THE SHELL - A World of Decoration & Ornament, Ingrid Thomas writes: "The Rococo style of the 18th century was dominated by feminine taste and influence. As well as showing off their grottoes, ladies of society competed for the most elaborate and elegant interior decorations. The availability of foreign shells, many of them of dazzling beauty, suggested a new pastime that would introduce a different kind of decoration into their houses. Thus alongside the traditional pursuits of tapestry and embroidery there emerged a new hobby, shellwork, the perfect embodiment of the Rococo ideal." By the late 18th century this art which started off as a pastime for the rich only, had spread to become vogue among ladies of culture. The accomplished shell artist of the time, Mary Delany, was a highly respected member of the cultural and social elite in England and she said: "I've got a new madness! I'm running wild for shells. The beauty of shells is as infinite as flowers." A while ago I decided it would be rather fun to combine two of my passions: producing trumeau mirrors and the art of shellwork. You see, I too am running wild for shells now! Making the trumeau was not as difficult as it may seem. I just stuck to the basic formula we use in Module 6 of our online course: Construct a basic background, add mouldings, beadings and mirror glass, but here comes the twist. Instead of using pressed or cast ornaments, I used shells as decoration. I also applied the different layers of home made paint, before adding any shells. After the first coat of paint I made and applied a gap filler where needed, followed by more paint. After the paint had dried, I started with the oval at the top. First I set the shells out to find the correct design. Once I was satisfied with that, I made a gesso-like mixture which I applied to the flat surface inside the oval and placed the shells back in position. Next up I tackled the detail below the mirror in the same fashion. Then I decided to add detail around the mirror itself. I did have more than enough shells, but just not always the right size. This caused some delays as I first needed to collect the missing shells. They proved to be rather illusive. Eventually I was ready to adhere them to the frame. I used narrow strips of sticky tape to lift the shells off the frame, applied my mixture, placed the strips of shells back in position and then carefully removed the tape once the mixture was set. The next step was to attach the shells that I had laid out like a jigsaw puzzle in the side panels. I used the same method as before, but opted for a wider packing tape with which I transferred the shells. I added some accent colours, waited for them to dry and then the real fun began. My favourite part in the whole painting process, is the distressing. This is where I expose the underlying coats of paint and create a "history" for my trumeau. Finally I added shells as corner details and my work was done! I'll be off to the beach for more shells soon. Happy Painting! Tania xxx If you also have a thing for shellwork, you may enjoy my earlier post here and an even earlier one here. This post was shared with: The Party Bunch Silver Pennies Sunday Share it one more time Saturdays My Favorite Things Merry Monday Something To Talk About Inspire Me Monday Brag About It Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party Vintage Inspiration Inspiration Spotlight Friday's Furniture Fix #painting #painted #paintedfurniture #distressed #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #patina #art #shell #shellwork #shellart #beachcombing #trumeau #mirror #frame #interior #painttechniques #fauxfinish #faux #diy #diyproject #diycrafts #beachinteriors #crafts #handmade #handcrafted #homemade #howto #shabbychic #milkpaint #caseinpaint #homemadepaint #antique #farragoz
How about some midweek inspiration? Happy Painting! Tania xxx #mirror #paintfinish #onlinecourse #frame #french #furniture #homemade #milkpaint #antique #patina #distressedpaint #wornpaint #chippedpaint #farragoz #howtopaint
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate French grey patina on wood. Step 1 Start off by collecting inspirational images showing a rich patina in French Grey. Pinning these, like I did, on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette, works very well. Step 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. Pinterest Step 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. Step 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. Pinterest Step 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. FARRAGOZ.COM eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com anangelatmytable.com Pinterest FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina southshoredecoratingblog.com masterhenriks.blogspot.fi FARRAGOZ ~ The Art of Patina bohemiadesign.tumblr.com archilovers.com Step 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. Step 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module Display Case. Step 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of grey, using the recipes in Module Trumeau Mirror. Step 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module Clock Face and Module Trumeau Mirror. If you're going for a more subtly distressed look, follow the instructions in Module Display Case. Step 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. Step 11 Finally, seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. FARRAGOZ.com Happy Painting! Tania xxx #patina #paint #gray #graypaint #grey #greypaint #frenchgrey #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #painted #oldpaint #wornpaint #scuffedpaint #chippedpaint #agedpaint #flakingpaint #antiquelook #vintagelook #livedinlook#frenchlook #frenchstyle #antiquestyle #vintagestyle #relaxedlook #relaxedstyle #antiquelook #agedlook #furniturefinish #woodfinish #howtopaint #paintlikeapro #paintedantiques #homedecor #decor #shabbychic #paintsamples #paintingclasses #classes #painttutorials #tutorials #trumeau #boiserie
How about some midweek inspiration? Happy Painting! Tania xxx #mirror #paintfinish #onlinecourse #frame #french #furniture #homemade #milkpaint #antique #patina #distressedpaint #wornpaint #chippedpaint #farragoz #howtopaint
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
Insider Tips on how to recreate Dusky Rose patina on wood. What do you see when you look at old paintwork? Chipping? Scuffing? Cracking? I see all of that and a whole lot more. Over the years I have trained myself to not merely look at old paint, but to really see it. To see its patina. To see its colours. To see its history. FARRAGOZ.COM As children, we were taught to name colours. Red, white, pink, etc. In time the palette grew as we added names like cerise, plum, salmon, blush. When we look at something, the colour immediately registers in our brains. We see a door. A pink door. An old pink door. But do we really see the colour of the door? Look closer. How many colours do you really see? It's not just one solid block of pure pink. It appears blotchy or wavy. It appears that colours have separated and merged to form various shades of pink. Pinterest Once you realise that this happens when paint ages, you can't help noticing these beautiful variations. The patina. The same happens in nature. It is filled with those wavy colours that seamlessly run and blend into each other to form natural patina of its own. It is for this reason that I constantly turn to nature for inspiration when I want to create patina with paint. After I was recently asked by a student how she would go about recreating the weathered finish of this door, I started studying the colours in order to mix the paint for my sample. Pinterest It was during this process that I took a break and went for a long beach walk. With all these shades of pink freshly ingrained in my mind, I was not surprised when I realised that subconsciously my eyes were picking out pinks from what the tide washed up. Never before had I seen so many pinks on the beach, although I'm sure they're always there. What did however surprise me, was to find a piece of kelp (see image below) with its roots encrusted in a salmon pink matter that appeared to be a kind of coral. I had only ever seen this in white, but never in this colour. It was so perfect, it had to go home with me. FARRAGOZ.COM After photographing my finds from the beach, I followed the following steps to create a sample board that would match the finish of that on the door. STEP 1 Pin all inspirational images showing a rich patina in Dusky Rose on a Pinterest board specifically designated for this colour palette. Steps 2 to 4 were taken care of seeing as I already had the image of the door. *** STEP 2 Look at these in close-up. Note the amount of distressing of the paint on the flat surfaces and on the details of each piece. STEP 3 Choose one finish that you think will work well on the piece you want to paint. STEP 4 Enlarge the image as much as possible without losing definition. *** STEP 5 Study the paintwork in detail to identify the different colours that have been exposed through natural ageing over the years. In this case, I identified 5 colours, excluding the colour of the wood. STEP 6 Look very closely again and identify in which sequence they were applied. By this I mean, decide which colour was painted first, second, third and so on. First: Pale Straw Second: Mulberry dreamaker2.tumblr.com flickr.com Pinterest Third: Pale Pink northofthetyne.co.uk giato.blogspot.it Fourth: Salmon frenchstyleauthority.com politicsofmonogramming.tumblr.com fleaingfrance.tumblr.com Pinterest Fifth: Pink entouriste.com flickr.com verbalvisual.com flickr.com STEP 7 Prepare your wood for painting. It will most certainly need sanding to some degree, even if you're using your homemade primer from Module 4. STEP 8 Mix the paints in the various shades of pink you have chosen, using the recipes in Module 6. STEP 9 Apply the different colour layers in the correct sequence, using a resist where needed as in Module 2 and Module 6. STEP 10 Distress, always keeping your eye on the image you chose to work from. Stand back from time to time to view your piece from a distance and compare it to the image. Don't be afraid to distress "too much". You can always cover it up by adding another coat of the final colour where necessary followed by final distressing. STEP 11 Seal your paintwork as we've shown you in the course, to create that extra rich patina. I added a final step to this sample board and applied some "dust" to emulate that on the door in the image. Happy Painting! Tania xxx UPDATE: In December 2015 we launched the FARRAGOZ Patina FINISHES Course. This old-world furniture paint finish, F307, is now one of the 26 FINISHES that students learn how to recreate using the detailed step-by-step videos and instructions in that course. #patina #paint #pink #rose #palepink #salmon #mulberry #wornpaint #oldpaint #pinkpaint #paintwork #paintedfurniture #distressedpaint #paintcourse #onlinecourse #paintfinishes #farragoz #duskyrose #oldworldfinishes #onlinepaintingcourse #furniturepaintfinish #antiquelook #howtopaintfurniture #stepbysteppainting #oldworldlook
