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Heath Artist Crackles
Heath Artist Crackles
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The images above are samples that were done in the Old World Art training DVD available on this website. In the sample on the left, both the frame and the painting were done with the Heath Artist product known as "Palette Knife Crackle". The art work (flowers) in both samples were painted with Heath Fluid Acrylics, which are slow drying Artist Acrylics that behave a bit like oil.
For best results with Palette Knife Crackle, trowel or spread thin coat over Heath "Stone Coat". Its best if you trowel down a layer of stone coat, allow to dry and put a very tight layer of Stone Coat down again over the first coat. Once this dries, spread a thin layer of Palette Knife Crackle over the top. See Old World Art DVD for more specific instructions. Palette Knife Crackle also works very well over Heath Crackle Size. Crackle Size is a water-based type of adhesive. Put Crackle Size down allow to dry, and put thin coat of Palette Knife, Clear or Porcelain Crackle over the top and allow to dry.
The sample on the right was done with Heath Porcelain Crackle. In this sample, Heath Crackle Size (a sticky adhesive type of material) was mixed into Heath Art Prime (about 40% Crackle Size to 60% Art Prime) and then rolled or brushed on the canvas. Once this base coat mixture was allowed to dry (typically 5 to 6 hours or overnight) the Porcelain Crackle was spread or troweled thin over the top. The crackle was allowed to dry overnight and then the flower was painted over the top. The whole sample was then "dry brushed" with Heath Fluid Acrylics. Putting the Porcelean directly over the Crackle Size straight (in other words, with no Art Prime mixed in) will produce larger cracks. As with all crackle products, putting the crackle on thicker will also increase the size of the cracks. This sample was also completed in the Old World Training DVD available on this website.
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