Handicrafts: Antique effect with PLAKA lacquer and white Plaka

An antique effect can be achieved by applying white PLAKA to a surface that has initially been painted with PLAKA lacquer. The white paint however must be applied generously in order to create this beautiful effect. Normally, PLAKA and PLAKA lacquer should never be mixed as this causes cracking and rifting but here we are using these rifts to create a decorative element - the antique effect.

     

White PLAKA is applied thickly on top of brown PLAKA lacquer. The cracks form by themselves. A gold apple with PLAKA Gold is stamped on to the cracked surface by using a potato stamp.

Try using a new colour with each stamp, the colour mixes with the one used beforehand creating an interesting and lively impression.

When several apples are overlapped a beautiful pattern is achieved very simply which can be used for decorating greeting cards etc.