tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post4130609633094187465..comments2024-03-29T07:46:36.996-04:00Comments on EPBOT: How To Paint A Faux Copper PatinaJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-71321122960504297022017-12-08T16:39:17.466-05:002017-12-08T16:39:17.466-05:00Love your effect, and instructions. Thank You you ...Love your effect, and instructions. Thank You you for sharing.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394916048529071636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62276086642933997162016-01-19T07:37:16.471-05:002016-01-19T07:37:16.471-05:00best way to pantina EVERRRR!!!thank you for such a...best way to pantina EVERRRR!!!thank you for such a great share :0 u ROCK!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353181197238652599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65311929733477366212015-05-31T23:44:14.876-04:002015-05-31T23:44:14.876-04:00Thanks so much for the great instructions.
I'm...Thanks so much for the great instructions.<br />I'm going to try this technique using water based craft paints instead of spray paint. I don't have any mineral spirits on hand, but baby wipes work great for removing paint when I've antiqued before. Wish me luck!Deterlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667266768489540939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-45695460999683777412015-03-02T10:42:01.468-05:002015-03-02T10:42:01.468-05:00This is really great! What brand of copper paint ...This is really great! What brand of copper paint did you use? I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time and I really like the shade of copper you ended up with here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18180518856190023302014-06-01T19:03:49.692-04:002014-06-01T19:03:49.692-04:00Sure, any good quality spray clear coat should wor...Sure, any good quality spray clear coat should work (I'd go with a lacquer, myself) and using a matte finish will ensure your patina looks more realistic. Good luck! Be sure to share pics on the Epbot FB page when you're done; I'd love to see it!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-42455599102753768622014-05-31T16:14:12.305-04:002014-05-31T16:14:12.305-04:00I love this so much! It's a great tutorial so ...I love this so much! It's a great tutorial so your technique is the one I'm gonna use. Question: I'm going to be doing a (functional) mailbox so any recommendations for a weather proof costing would be appreciated! (Spray on clear mate finish is all I can think of at the moment). :)Michelle S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08511193231295725431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-61668165435019545002014-05-04T09:46:20.500-04:002014-05-04T09:46:20.500-04:00Eek! Sounds like your copper didn't cure enoug...Eek! Sounds like your copper didn't cure enough before you moved on to the black paint. If you want to try again, wait an extra few hours (or even overnight) before moving on to the black spray, so the copper is completely dry and the black is freshly sprayed when you wipe off the excess. Good luck!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-55519103901949077702014-05-03T15:01:49.491-04:002014-05-03T15:01:49.491-04:00Totally didn't work for me. Wiping the black o...Totally didn't work for me. Wiping the black off just piled all the copper paint off too. Mineral spirits or not. Guess I'm the only one, but I have a big messy waste if money in front of me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007016241708730364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19463547532325987402014-01-27T02:09:22.387-05:002014-01-27T02:09:22.387-05:00Beautiful! I tried this for the first time on the ...Beautiful! I tried this for the first time on the night before we moved into our new house. While dozing off on an air mattress, ( most of the house packed in moving trucks) I bolted awake with the realization that the candlesticks and corbles wouldn't match the new lighting we had just installed in the new house! As the craft room was to be the last one packed, everything needed to faux-finish these items was still in place where I'd always kept them. I began with the "oxidized" color as a basecoat and then went to work plucking random pieces out of an old kitchen sponge with tweezers. Next, three metallic colors were combined to produce one that actually matched perfectly! I dabbed the old sponge into the metallic paint, off loaded some onto some old newspaper we were using to wrap breakables, and went to work on those cheap, ugly candlesticks. They looked so good, I tackled the corbles with no hesitation. All items turned out so well you'd never know how cheap they really were. Our friends usually noticed the candlesticks on the piano first, but soon wondered how we found everything to match the lighting so well. They were reluctant to believe I had mixed the colors myself. Thanks for reminding me what fun it was to craft my own home decor! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-10761787520261919892013-08-21T19:08:00.722-04:002013-08-21T19:08:00.722-04:00This looks awesome! Question, though; I plan to do...This looks awesome! Question, though; I plan to do this to a statue that will live outside in my garden year-round (think obscene humidity, fair amounts of rain and tons of frigid snow each year). I don't want the paint to leak/chip into my garden; is sealing it then appropriate, and would a matte spray finish retain more of the patina look than a gloss?<br /><br />Thanks a ton for the help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-82698815473910035812013-03-07T21:39:37.670-05:002013-03-07T21:39:37.670-05:00Thanks heaps, this is great!Thanks heaps, this is great!Darciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142760738908374624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-90284962528222821182012-11-11T11:33:06.809-05:002012-11-11T11:33:06.809-05:00Thanks so much...I have a project in mind and you ...Thanks so much...I have a project in mind and you saved me alot of time...I am hoping on doing a painted pail in the near future...now stupid question I can get mineral spirits where and is mineral spitits rubbing alcohol<br />Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18265677658600971982012-10-18T01:41:57.062-04:002012-10-18T01:41:57.062-04:00I just tried this on my lightsaber-- it looks tota...I just tried this on my lightsaber-- it looks totally awesome! Thanks for the awesome ideas! <3 <3Noraghhttp://ranerdis.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62819344429521364372012-07-29T16:35:46.794-04:002012-07-29T16:35:46.794-04:00Awesome! I am going to try to do this on an upcycl...Awesome! I am going to try to do this on an upcycled Xmas tree stand that I am going to turn into a birdbath! You rock Jen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-45849052102826786972012-07-21T12:21:06.154-04:002012-07-21T12:21:06.154-04:00Have you done this type of faux finish on anything...Have you done this type of faux finish on anything larger, such as a garage door? I want to do this, but am concerned about not having as many little grooves for the different colors of paint to settle in to create the look. Any suggestions? Thanks!agoroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327143584553697000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53725880280765008082012-06-26T20:12:50.737-04:002012-06-26T20:12:50.737-04:00I prefer it in white, but it's a great DIY! Ju...I prefer it in white, but it's a great DIY! Just did it with some ugly and colourful pepper caster!^^<br /><br />♥Looona LouLooonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513409914239283120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70732823857175736092012-05-18T01:00:59.342-04:002012-05-18T01:00:59.342-04:00SERIOUSLY?!?! I've been wanting to do a custom...SERIOUSLY?!?! I've been wanting to do a custom Vinylmation that looks like this! I <3 you for doing the work for me!!leeshkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309710106431272028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68244441491038562362012-05-16T22:04:14.814-04:002012-05-16T22:04:14.814-04:00Have you tried black leather dye, the kind for sho...Have you tried black leather dye, the kind for shoes, to antique things? It holds up amazingly well, even on heavily worn jewelry, and it's easy to build up subtle layers. Plus it comes in a handy dandy applicator bottle. And if it does wash of, say on a pin you put through the laundry, it's so easy to reapply!Forest Creaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483780542775449594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81524782876526684822012-05-15T23:06:26.759-04:002012-05-15T23:06:26.759-04:00What a great idea! What brand of copper spray pai...What a great idea! What brand of copper spray paint did you use? I've had a hard time finding copper.<br />Thanks!Jessica Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17887674737375903002012-05-15T04:50:32.403-04:002012-05-15T04:50:32.403-04:00Wonderful demo! I'm not sure exactly how I mig...Wonderful demo! I'm not sure exactly how I might end up using this, but I do have to come up with a sculpture project for myself soon so this may end up being part of it. Thanks!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708268045334044502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2587986626933877042012-05-14T18:28:09.424-04:002012-05-14T18:28:09.424-04:00This is very cool. I didn't know about the mi...This is very cool. I didn't know about the mineral spirits trick with the black and that will definitely come in handy at some point in my steamy crafting.<br /><br />For the patina, though, I would recommend the Rub N' Buff Patina color, as it's a better match for actual copper tarnish. You can still apply it with a brush or just smear it around with your fingers. <br /><br />Baroness Violet von Mickelsburg<br />steamingenious.blogspot.comViolet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-87104071334632296112012-05-14T18:19:19.723-04:002012-05-14T18:19:19.723-04:00Cool. I loved watching my husband play through Bio...Cool. I loved watching my husband play through Bioshock and BS2. He is Mr. Bubbles and our baby girl chihuahua is his little sister. <br />Can't wait for the new one to come out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668536312354596535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29118818602499535562012-05-14T17:50:44.653-04:002012-05-14T17:50:44.653-04:00I do a copper patina like this but with enamels an...I do a copper patina like this but with enamels and in reverse! I paint it all black, then lay in copper nail polish, and then use a matte green nail polish ( matte is really trendy right now!) and lay in a few chunky gobs of that. :)Kitty MacDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362168052773339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-46620404920256314972012-05-14T16:41:05.290-04:002012-05-14T16:41:05.290-04:00Thanks for the reminder, Gary; we ran out of glove...Thanks for the reminder, Gary; we ran out of gloves, or else I'd have been wearing them in the pics. I just updated the post to let people know.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-33378074765647383622012-05-14T16:20:17.770-04:002012-05-14T16:20:17.770-04:00This would be SO cute as a manicure. :)This would be SO cute as a manicure. :)Sarahnoreply@blogger.com