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Basecoat

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  1. Add an Aged Look to Garden Ornaments

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    … brush. Use a cloth to rub the paint into the folds and crevices. After the base coat dries, spray on a light coat of sealer to protect the finish. If the basecoat fails to cover adequately, apply a second coat. To create the aged patina …

  2. Fall Goodie Box

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    … a hole in each end of the box. Base - coat the bottom of the box with FG ..... TC, and LE. Shade with BU. Base - coat the pumpkins with TC and shade with ..... Dry-brush highlights with AG. Basecoat the stem TF and shade with BU …

  3. 30 Low-Cost Cabinet Makeovers: Save Money by Painting Your Old, Ugly Kitchen Cabinets

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    … Wipe off while wet to get desired effect. Red Renovation Two layers of paint transform plain wood cabinets: a red latex base coat coupled with a top coat of oil-base paint (black and raw umber) mixed with oil-base glazing liquid and paint thinner …

  4. Multiphoto Vacation Scrapbook Pages

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    … gilded elements in the photos, she created embellishments that fit. She painted her accents red, which is the traditional base coat under gold leaf decorations, before applying gold foil. SOURCES: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper. Font: Warnock Pro off …

  5. Staircase Ideas

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    … zebra-pattern border stencil happened to fit the risers perfectly. Mask the risers using painterĂ¢ s tape, and paint a base coat (ours is white). When the paint is dry, spray the stencil back with stencil adhesive, and secure it to the top riser …

  6. Sponge Painting

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    … sponge roller Using a paint roller, base - coat a clean, dry wall with a Jack o' Lantern ..... remove some of it from the wall so the base coat peeks through; rinse and wring the sponge ..... our color combinations inspire you. Base coat : Blue Jean 2062-50 Sponge glaze …

  7. Paint a Folk Art Snowman Board for Your Christmas Mantel

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    … frame assembly with fine-grit sandpaper. Wipe away the sanding dust. Base - coat the plywood panel with BK. Base - coat the outside frame edges with BC. Base - coat the inside frame edges with CA. Sand the frame with medium-grit sandpaper …

  8. Grand Uncle Sam

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    … with a tack cloth. 6. Begin painting. Base - coat with 1/2-inch flat brush. Shade ..... unless indicated otherwise. Uncle Sam: Base - coat Uncle Sam's face and wooden-plug ..... ve completed the antiquing in step 9. Base - coat the small star and Uncle Sam's beard …

  9. Haunted House

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    Adobe Acrobat 2. Base - coat and shade with flat brushes, using ..... drying time for each coat. Use FV to base - coat the door, window frame, shutters ..... and gingerbread trim. Use EG to base - coat the porch posts and roof edges …

  10. Patriotic Peekaboo Wreath

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    … no need to copy the details yet -- you'll base - coat over them. Base - coat and apply shading or highlighting with #10 flat ..... do the mouth corners. Let the paint dry. 6. Base - coat the pants DS, and shade with BU. With RR …

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