Blended and OmbrΓ© paint effects are a fantastic way to create soft moody art on your furniture pieces. OmbrΓ© is a fun technique and can blend with Fusion too! Follow along with this blog post and see how we created this OmbrΓ© blended dresser.
Supplies needed.
Prep
We always say prep is important! and when you have a piece that is this old, it is the best idea to clean thoroughly with ourΒ TSPΒ no-rinse formula. Years of dirt and grease can build up without being visible. Find out more in the video.
After cleaning well remove all the hardware and save them for another project or clean them up if you want to reuse them.
If the finish you are painting over has a sheen to it or dents and dings that you want to fill and repair, now is the time to do that. Once you have, scuff sand the entire piece. Just a light wipe-over with sandpaper is all thatβs needed for this dresser.
Base Coat
For the OmbrΓ© blend, we need a base coat to work on. The dresser was painted with one coat ofΒ Lichen. This will be the perfect middle colour for the OmbrΓ©
LichenΒ has fantastic coverage and so one light coat was all that was needed.
OmbrΓ© blended dresser with Fusion Mineral Paint
We used wax paper as a mixing palette but a piece of cardboard would work just as well. A small amount ofΒ Coal Black,Β BayberryΒ andΒ LichenΒ was added to the palette and theΒ Flat Ultimate ONE SyntheticΒ brush was dampened with water from a spray bottle. Not too wet just damp.
We dipped the very edge of the brush into theΒ Coal Black, which acted as the shadowing on the top and bottom of the drawer front. We then addedΒ BayberryΒ next to the Coal Black and lastly,Β LichenΒ (our base colour) to the inside section of the brush.
The trick to getting this top and bottom ombrΓ© blend is to flip the brush! that way you get the same exact look on the bottom.
When you feel the brush dragging a little spritz your brush with a little water, this will help the paint flow nice and smoothly. Water will also help your blending and stop the paint from drying on your brush. Brushing back and forth and moving your brush up a little and then down a little will blend the colours beautifully.
Practice makes perfect
As with all new techniques, we would recommend you practice on something first to get the feel for it. Once you get into a flow then attempt your furniture piece. We added new fabulous hardware and the results are stunning!
You can blend too to create a seamless ombrΓ©!
Next week on the blog we will focus on the mixed-media aspect of this gorgeous dresser, so stay tuned for that!
Have you tried blended or OmbrΓ© with Fusion? We would love to see your projects over inΒ Paint it BeautifulΒ our Facebook group. Or ifΒ InstagramΒ is your jam tag your blended pieces there!
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