[ZIDouglas]

I thought I saw some spray paint once that, when it began to dry, it would crack showing the color under it. I have searched and it seems I must have dreamed about that.

Well, does anyone know how I can maybe still pull this off? I want to spray a color down, let it dry, then spray a black, cracked finish on top.

This is sort of the effect I'm going for (pic below). This would be a red base coat with the cracked black on top.

A stencil would not be very time effective or give the natural cracked look i'm going for.

Any painters and artists that may have an idea, please offer some advice.

Thanks


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[Farson]

*This* isnt spray paint but the method is probably what your after, i did similar with spray paint on some car interior like 15 years ago, though i honestly cant remember what i sprayed on top of to get the effect.

[Muhabsssa]

*This* isnt spray paint but the method is probably what your after, i did similar with spray paint on some car interior like 15 years ago, though i honestly cant remember what i sprayed on top of to get the effect.

VERY INTERESTING!!!

Thanks for this! I will have to give this a try!
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[usatramadolusa]

Been looking around and there isnt that many sites with god info, the best ive found is from 1 site but using spray paint isnt covered much at all on most sites
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...le_Finish.html & http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas..._Finishes.html

[Buincchotourb]

http://www.matisse.com.au/pages/cracking.htm

[engideNedmupe]

Thanks for all the links! I saw at home depot today some crackle paint... but it was EXPENSIVE! I'm going to go the glue route. It will work better for my use I think. The crackle paint won't stick to the base coat I want to use, but the glue will.
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[amagmasia]

My first crackle paint test using GLUE!

Check it out!

Unfortunately, my camera-phone cannot handle this test piece in all it's glory. It is FAR too shiny and glittery.






So if anyone asks, the glue DOES work to get the crackle effect. They say the thicker the glue, the bigger the cracks. I used some thick glue. The thinner the glue, the smaller the cracks.

The red paint is Krylon Xmetals. It gives off a metallic look to the color; metallic red. I then bought some red spray glitter and covered the metallic red with red glitter. I let is dry for a day or two. Then I busted out with the Elmers Glue. It is just plain 'ol white glue I used in elementary school. Using a foam paintbrush, I painted the glue all over the glittery, metallic red surface. Let the glue sit for a few minutes until it starts to get gooier. I then used black acrylic paint and just slabbed it all over. You don't want to spread to hard because it will spread the glue more. Don't go over a place more than once because it will slide around on the glue.

After letting it dry, it completely crackled. To finish it off with the uber shine and to make the black acrylic paint shiny, I gave a nice coat of gloss Acrylic Sealer/Finisher. I'm not completely sure, but I think it is an oil based sealer.
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[Overlord]

Nice job. Is this for your mask?

[k1ePRlda]

Nice job. Is this for your mask?

Sorta.... I am still trying to decide how to paint the mask. This test gave me some ideas to work with but I'm having second thoughts on my original idea. It will likely be a compromise, but it's still too unsure for me to say at the moment.
Right now the mask has it's 3 coat of primer and is drying. I'm running out of time, so I hope to get it painted this weekend.
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[Piemonedmow]

My experience with the glue-crackle technique has found that, if one wishes for a more uniform crackle, a crackle medium might be better. I must mention that I never tried this crackle on a flat, even surface so those results may be different. If you want a cheap crackle that has some very good crackle effects, the glue works perfectly and with some amazing looks.