need to simulate marble

Thanks guys for all the input.
I guess now is to grab the manuel, a sponge, baggie and feather and experiment!

David

saltydog wrote:

MikeV wrote: scrunch   mike, is "scrunch" actually a word?LOL  and i thought i was a redneck!

Yes sir! Git-r-done!

I don't scrunch much anymore but I used ta could!

MikeV wrote:

scrunch

mike, is "scrunch" actually a word?LOL  and i thought i was a redneck! 

The technique that I have used and works well is painting the base a color, like gray, then run a birds feather (you can get one at a craft or art store usually) dipped in paint of a lighter color on the feathered side.  Lightly run the feather across the base shaking and moving your hand to simulate cracks and marble color variations.  Do the same thing again with a slightly darker color until you get what you like.

 Trust me, it sound funny but you will be amazed by it.  It looks like marble on your first try!  SOOOOOO EASY!!!

Here is a link to a site that has an example using a two tone sponge method for the base.

http://hot-lead.org/advance/texturing_marble.htm

You can scrunch up a plastic bag in your hand and spray paint onto it and then dab it around to create that effect. T-shirt artists have been doing that for years.

Granite can also be simulated by spraying the airbrush stream over a popsicle stick or clothes pin and letting the paint spatter onto the object like this:

Not the easiest technique in the world. I recommend finding a copy of; The Encyclopedia of Decorative Paint Techniques, by Simon Cavelle, ISBN: 1-56138-212-4. Perhaps your local library can locate a copy for you if you don't want to drop the $25 for your own copy. It's too complicated for me to describe to you, plus you need to see the photos to understand the technique. The results are very impressive.

HTH