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How to paint a clay pot

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The clay pots are highly prized in their natural state, without any painting. However, a well-painted vase, which shows coordinated with home furnishings, can only add charm to your home. Painting is a great way to use your creativity, learn how to best paint the pots and improve your home

Istructions

  • 1
    Before proceeding to the decorative phase itself, must play a preliminary work, you need to prepare the vessel. Buy sandpaper, choose a model very end, take the pot and gently scartavetralo. Eliminates jagged edges or irregularities, make sure you’ve got a smooth surface.
  • 2
    Wipe the jar of clay, both inside and outside. For this operation using warm water with a simple hand soap. Grommets on a dry cloth to remove excess water but because the clay absorbs water, leaving the pot for several hours in the sun and proceed only when it is completely dry.
  • 3
    The last step to take to prepare the vessel to the decorative and applied a layer of water-based paint. “The first hand” can be given by both acrylic paint for the house than on any water-based paint. If necessary, make two passes and remember to paint both the outside and internal. Let the paint dry.
  • 4
    Now you’re ready to decorate. To apply a design, you should not be a true artist because you can use the method of stencils, including useful links and references you’ll find a guide that explains how to create one and how to use it. If you are particularly skilled with hand drawings, you can do without the stencil to give you better do as you like. Just finished decorating, let dry completely painting.
  • 5
    To make sure that your design does not spoil over time, uses a spray fixative. Spruzzalo without sparingly along the surface of the vessel. I recommend, before using the pot as your planter, you switch at least three days. All coats of paint, including spray fixative should harden completely.

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beautiful guide

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