Hi there, it's Rosanne here from Country Chic Paint. Today I'd like to introduce you to a
great product
with which you can transform the look of your pieces
dramatically, so stay tuned!
In this tutorial we'll be using Country Chic's glazes,
some lint-free rags, a paintbrush, and some stir sticks
as well as a bucket of water. I'm very excited to introduce you to Country Chic's
glazes today
We've been working on this product for many months so I'm excited to finally
introduce you to it
You can use Country Chic's furniture glaze to give any piece an antique look
When you apply it on a piece like this it stays behind in all the little crevices,
bringing out the details of your piece. It also changes
the color of your entire piece adding a beautiful patina to it
Our furniture glaze is water-based and really easy to work with
The glaze is completely suitable to be used for indoor
as well as outdoor projects. The finish is almost flat
so it won't add any sheen to your project. Another thing that I like about our
glazes is that it is almost VOC free
so it's completely safe for your health and the environment
We have the glaze available in the clear, tintable base
so that you can mix any color of glaze that you'd like
Simply mix the paint in a 4 part glaze to 1 part paint ratio, and stir well
We also have three
pre-mixed colors available. First is the color Graphite
which is a cool grey that dries almost black
Next we have Tiger's Eye
which is a mahogany brown with a warm undertone
We also have Smoky Quartz
which is a dark chocolate kind of brown and it has a very cool undertone
Currently we have the glaze available in 16 oz containers as well as
4 oz containers, so you can pick the size that you need for your projects
Before you apply your glaze you want to make sure you paint it first
So this piece we've painted in the color Rocky Mountain
which is cool, charcoal grey. If you are going to glaze it
you want to make sure that you leave it to dry overnight so that you know for sure
that it's fully dried
our next step is to choose what color glaze we're going to use
If you're looking for a cooler brown, then you want to use
Smoky Quartz. If you're after a more
warmer tone then Tiger's Eye is a great option. For this piece I think a
cool tone would suit it best so I'm going to use our black,
Graphite. I'm going to shake the can a little bit and then I'll stir it
as well to make sure it's properly mixed
After you mix the glaze you can grab a brush and simply start
applying glaze to your piece. I prefer using a brush
over a cloth for example just because I feel like
the cloth is going to absorb so much of the glaze. Some people prefer a cloth though
So I'm just going to brush the glaze on making sure I get it in all the detailed
parts of my piece
I'm going to paint the glaze on making sure that I get it in
all the detailed parts of my piece; anywhere that dust would normally collect
and wear and tear would naturally occur. Keep in mind that the glaze will change your
overall paint color. You'll want to make sure you work in small sections on your piece
If you do a chest of drawers for example, do two drawers at a time
then you can make sure that your glaze stays workable
Once I've painted on the glaze I'm going to take this lint-free cloth and dampen it
I'm going to wring out as much of the water as I can
and then use the cloth to remove the excess glaze off of my piece
As you can see most of the glaze is left behind in the detail areas
Once you're happy with the look you've created you have the option of leaving it
or sealing it with wax or Tough Coat
So I've now glazed the bottom of this table and
I just want to show you the different colors on little pieces of board here
Just so you have an idea of what the other colors look like as well. So I'll start
with Graphite again
So I'm just going to paint it on. You want to make sure you really push it into those
detail areas because that's where you want it to stay behind
So then I'm going to take my wet cloth again
and rub away
as much of the glaze as I want
You're really able to bring out the details of your piece
with glaze
So that is our Graphite glaze on Cheesecake
Next I want to show you our Smoky Quartz
Again you make sure that you push the paint in all your little detail areas
And again just simply remove
as much of the glaze as you want. Most of it you want to
leave behind in the crevices. And then finally
I wanna show you our Tiger's Eye
which is our warm brown color
Okay so that is our Tiger's Eye on Cheesecake
and as you can see there's quite a big difference
in brown tone between these two. This is a very warm
brown with red and yellow undertones and this is definitely
a much cooler brown giving you a very different kind of look
You can find our glazes at one of the Country Chic Paint retailers so make sure
you visit our website, countrychicpaint.com
and click on the store locator to find a retailer in your area
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Thank you so much for watching and happy painting!