Marble Effect Using Paint

How to paint a marble effect faux finish.

Marble effect using paint. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush. Leave to dry for a couple of hours. Dab the sponge over the entire surface of the object you are creating a marble effect on. If your sponge is new and hard dampen it with water to soften it.

Tell us what you see and share your projects with us on our facebook page here. Dip the sponge in water then dip it in the paint. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do. In the attached picture i used a fairly tight swirl but a much looser swirl will also give a good effect.

Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do. Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.

After the black paint dries put swirls of gray and green paint on a plate. Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique. Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.