Mica Acrylic Paint

I used 2 coats of annie sloan napoleonic blue which was applied with a chalk paint brush.

Mica acrylic paint.

I added some blue mica powder to the water based varnish that i would be using to seal the chalk paint. This will make your work stand out and give it more contrast and visual appeal. Black diamond pigment powder. I added a.

I have no idea how these mica paints might perform on a larger piece so i m just going for it. Black diamond s pigments can be used for a variety of projects from screen printing to acrylic painting but they excel when mixed with epoxy producing fluids. The chair was stripped down and sanded to get the smooth surface off so the chalk paint would stick better. Mica is so flexible that it can be directly mixed with your art supplies like oil paint acrylic paint and other products.

What makes mica shiny or metallic. In the mini trial i had been a bit concerned that the paints were a little thin having just mixed the mica powder with the floetrol so this time i mixed. Once the chalk paint was dry. These high quality pigments tint the acrylic base around the mica powder adding to the dimension and depth effects metallic paint offers.

If it doesn t work out it will be easy to scrape and wash off the record for another time.