Step 3: Dip the Brush

Dip the brush in paint
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Load the spatter brush by dipping just the bristle tips in the mixture.
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    Tools List

    • 3-inch wide paint brush
      3-inch nylon-polyester paintbrush for putting on the base coat
    • bucket with liner
      Cut bucket and liners
    • eye goggles
      Eye protection
    • latex gloves
      Gloves
    • Painter's Tape
      Painter's tape

    Shopping List

    1. Two disposable cups and wide-mouth container for measuring and mixing paint and glaze

    2. Stick to tap the brush against

    3. Scrap cardboard for practicing your technique

    4. latex paint in two colors. We used a satin formula for the base and for the paint to tint the glaze.
    5. Clear acrylic glaze to create semitranslucent, luminous spatters and extend the working time

    6. A smock to keep paint spray out of your eyes and off your skin

    7. Spatter brush with long, separated bristles

    8. Plastic drop cloths to mask off surfaces you don’t want to spatter