Rust and Verdigris Patina

[Valeriana Solaris]

I recently discovered Modern Options Rust and Green patina paint for my artworks. The rust consists of two parts: black paint with metallic particles, which you can apply to any paintable medium. After the paint has dried, you add another solution which makes the particles rust in a short time (an hour or so).

Here is a piece where I used both paints on polymer clay objects which I turned into a collage:

I really love how the rust turned out! The downside is that the paint covers all the little details of the heart, but nevertheless I will experiment with this more.

The tile was stamped and then painted with metallic copper paint. After the second coat, a verdigris patina solution was applied, and the piece started to turn green after a while (also about an hour). I like how it looks, but think that this effect can also be achieved by acrylic paint, so I am not too sure if this product is really useful.

Here is the finished assemblage:

I also applied the copper paint and green patina on cheap metal jewelry (left) and polymer clay pieces (right).

More images of these experiments with various materials can be found in my scrap folder at DeviantArt: http://valerianasolaris.deviantart.com/gallery/#_browse/scraps

[Robin]

Thanks for the pics and info Valerina!

[Valeriana Solaris]

You are welcome :-) Thought this might interesting for somebody.

[Lydia Hildebrandt aka Kenning Stone]

Yeah....I like the effects.

[Mary Jane Chadbourne]

I love these effects!! Never thought of using that solution on polymer clay...I work in it alot creating my boxes and this is a nifty idea! I love your clay tile assemblage...think it came out awesome!! Thanks for your wonderful welcome and am enjoying perusing around this site....alot of great things here!

[Kim Newberg aka imagesbykim]

Ohhh I love the effect on old jewelery pieces. Thank-you for sharing Valeriana

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[Valeriana Solaris]

Thank you very much for your comments :-)

[John Dyhouse]

marvellous effect, thanks for the info