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today I'm going to show you how I make my sawdust paint this creates a real fabulous texture and
i have an old ceramic pot that needs some tlc and i thought I would give it a terracotta look
with this recipe I've been trying out lots of different painting techniques with the texture
and this one's one of my favorite so stick around while we upcycle this pot
this is what you're going to need to create sawdust paint
a measuring cup and a measuring spoon an empty container
some plaster of paris some sawdust that I just collected from my chop saw
a little bit of water and your paint of choice you can use latex
or acrylic this is a tester that I bought from home depot and you can have it mixed
to any color that you want this one's rusty gate and I love it it's a real nice terracotta color
the first thing that we're going to do is put half a cup of the plaster of paris into the
empty container you can find plaster of paris at any local hardware store
and you can also get it on amazon I'll put the link down below in the description
and to start off we're going to put two tablespoons into the plaster of
paris and you want to mix it really well you don't want any lumps or
you want a real nice smooth consistency i don't like putting all of the water in right off the bat
so I mix the two tablespoons and then once i have that incorporated I'm going to put in two more
tablespoons so that'll be four tablespoons in total and once again just mix it really
really well you want a real smooth consistency no lumps of plaster of paris and just nice and smooth
and this tester is from bear it's the marquis series
and I got it in eggshell you want to use either a satin or an eggshell
I'm going to add two tablespoons into the plaster of paris mixture I will have the recipe at the end
of the video where you can take a screenshot of it and you can save it in your files
and then you're going to incorporate that paint right into that plaster of paris mixture
give it a really really good stir and doing this recipe it might lighten up the color of
the paint just a little bit so take that into account if you want a specific color
and this is what it should look like once it's all mixed together
and now comes the fun part we're going to add in the sawdust
to begin with I'm going to put in two heaping tablespoons of sawdust into the paint mixture
and then stir that in really well you'll see that you'll start to get some texture in that paint now
I always have lots of sawdust here in my workshop from me cutting wood all the time but if you have
a hard time sourcing it if you go to your local hardware store I'm sure they'd be more than happy
to give you some sawdust I'm just gonna add two more heaping tablespoons of the sawdust into that
so it's going to be four tablespoons in total and it looks like i got a little piece of a twig that
got stuck in the sawdust give it a really really good stir get all that sawdust all incorporated
right through the whole paint mixture and you can see the texture that it has it's just fabulous
and I'm going to use this sawdust paint on this big planter that i got out of the dump it actually
has a big crack in the back I'm not worried about that because it's going to be at the back
and you won't see it once it's all finished to buy a planter like this they're so expensive so I was
happy just to find it even with a crack in it and i know I can fix it up and make it look beautiful
I'm just giving it a real good wipe down and cleaning it all up before i paint it and if you
guys have never used these little Wooster paint brushes they are fabulous they fit in your hands
so well and they're so great for painting I'll put a link down below and you can check that out
because you definitely need one in your stash and I'm just going to apply a coat over the whole pot
and as you're painting this on you'll see all the texture that it creates
I have done quite a few other videos on different textured paints I've done a coffee grind paint
I've done a sand paint and I've done a salt and pepper paint technique so I'll put the links
down below in the description head over there after this video and check them out because
all of these finishes create a little bit of a different texture and they're lots of fun
okay I've got the first coat completely done and we're just gonna let it dry
it's all dry and we're ready for the second coat
and when you're putting on your second coat just do some long brush strokes and
also just kind of tap it on in places and it just gives it a little bit more texture
when you're mixing up these textured paints only mix up what you need for your actual project
they don't store very well and they dry out really quickly so if you need to mix a little bit more
then do that instead of mixing a whole bunch and not being able to use it all
and look at all of that texture
second coat's all finished and that's all it's going to need it won't need a
third coat it looks perfect and now I'm going to let it completely dry
now i want to mimic the white powdery substance that comes sometimes on terra cotta pots
so I'm going to mix a really thin white paint just like a really thin white wash
I'm just adding a little bit of the white latex paint into about half a cup of water
and stirring it really well and then I'm going to brush it onto the terracotta pot
and then wipe it off immediately and it'll leave that white film on the pot
and you don't want very much on your paintbrush so I'm just dabbing off the excess onto a piece
of paper and then I'm going to brush it right onto the pot and then get a cloth
and immediately wipe it off and you'll see it just leaves that white film that you
sometimes see on terra cotta pots and it just makes this look more like a real terracotta
I always get excited when i can pull something out of the dump that was meant to be
just taken to the landfill and I can pull it out and take something really crappy looking
and make it pretty again and I think this is going to be really successful
and it's all finished and I'm really happy with it so if you have a chance
try out this sawdust paint technique and let me know what you think down in the comments
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