Khadi Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I am curious how people get their fireplaces to have a used look. Those shiny white fireplaces always stick out.. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Invest in one of those cheap little nutmeg graters from the grocery store gadget section and either a basic set of chalk pastels or a charcoal artist's pencil. I grate a little black and gray chalk pastel and just a bit of umber/ dark brown (for the look of creosote) and use either a soft watercolor paint brush or a Qtip to rub over the parts of the fireplace I want to look used. I also rub them together with a tissue or rag over my finger to blend them a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khadi Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: Invest in one of those cheap little nutmeg graters from the grocery store gadget section and either a basic set of chalk pastels or a charcoal artist's pencil. I grate a little black and gray chalk pastel and just a bit of umber/ dark brown (for the look of creosote) and use either a soft watercolor paint brush or a Qtip to rub over the parts of the fireplace I want to look used. I also rub them together with a tissue or rag over my finger to blend them a bit. Thank you. I've heard of using charcoal but never grating it. I'll have to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I've splotched on black paint using a dry brush technique, and also watered down black paint to make a wash. Here are a couple of blog posts about it: https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=10300 https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=17861 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khadi Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 8:33 PM, fov said: I've splotched on black paint using a dry brush technique, and also watered down black paint to make a wash. Here are a couple of blog posts about it: https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=10300 https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=17861 Thank you for the suggestions. I love the brick fireplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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