Many surfaces can be decorated with
Apple Barrel Pouring Medium, when premixed with
Apple Barrel Acrylic paints, such as wood, papier mache, paper (for notecards), canvas, metal, and terra cotta. If attempting to marbleize a sealed surface such as glassware, glazed ceramics, ...
Apple Barrel Paints brush smoothly and dry quickly when basecoating, yet they can be used to stamp, stencil and hand paint a project.
Although the mixture of
Apple Barrel Pouring Medium and
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints begins to set up soon after marbling and may be dry to the touch within approximately 1 hour, the project surface may not be completely dried until 24 hours after the pour. Variables such as t...
No, shaking
Apple Barrel Marbling Medium may only introduce air bubbles into the product. It is best not to shake before using.
No, FolkArt® Shinys are not the same as
Apple Barrel Gloss. FolkArt® Shinys were developed to have a higher gloss finish than
Apple Barrel Gloss. Also, FolkArt® Shinys are color matched to the corresponding FolkArt® Acrylic Color and have the same high pigment load and inte...
Projects created using
Apple Barrel Pouring Medium mixed with
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints MUST be sealed. Project surfaces can be spray sealed using
Apple Barrel Acrylic Lacquers (Matte, Satin, or Gloss Finishes) or brushed with
Apple Barrel Artists’ Varnish (Satin or Gloss...
Because
Apple Barrel Pouring Medium and
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints are water-based products rather than solvent-based products, cleanup is easy using soap and water.
Apple Barrel Gloss dries to a high gloss enamel finish on all surfaces it is applied to. And it is weather resistant which means it can be used both as an indoor or outdoor paint on wood, tin/metal and terra cotta!
A variety of miscellaneous tools can be used to create marbled effects using
Apple Barrel Pouring Medium and
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints. Tools to swirl paints such as: Popsicle sticks, wood skewers, an artist stylus, etc. are all helpful. Push pins, raised platforms, or tin...
Yes, you can use
Apple Barrel paint on plaster. However, because plaster is very porous and sometimes dusty, you will need to first seal the piece with a clear acrylic matte spray sealer.