Re-Painting Props 3

Another interesting find at Micheal's. This one is a pedestal clipboard. I like this one for the deep wood grain of the sign and the clipboard.

As you can see this is the original color. Like the other signs you want to base coat the entire piece Pure Black. Make sure you paint the clip as well.

Next dry brush the entire piece a couple of coats of  Burnt Umber. Do the clip inside and out also. At this point you could leave the finial and base painted the Burnt Umber. It has and old wood look to it.

Dry brush two coats of Burnt Sienna on the wood sign only. The back of the sign is blank so you can leave it black if you like. You can go three ways with the painting at this point. You could leave it like it is which looks really good or dry brush a few coats of Honeycomb to give it an Oak color. I chose to use Medium Gray.

You can see why i wanted to use Gray. Let some of the Burnt Sienna show through in places and brush a little heavy on all four corners of the wood. This really gives it a weathered look.

I decided to do another Copper base and i also did the finial, but just about any color or painting technique can be done on this. I also dry brushed silver on the clip.

You will need to do several dry brushing on the base and finial with Bayberry. Stipple Burnt Umber or Burnt Sienna on the clip to make it look rusty.

Finish it off with a coat of Matt Varnish. For me these are great props for my Halloween displays. This is my last tutorial on these signs unless i come across another interesting piece.