Simple Cracked & Chipped Paint Effect using a Wood Block
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- You only have one chance to make a first impression, so if you're trying to convince visitors they're entering a dilapidated, old house you'd better make sure the exterior looks the part. Using this simple effect you can make your haunted house look like it's been there for decades, with cracked and chipped paint and heavy weathering.
This technique for creating a Simple Cracked & Chipped Paint with a Wood Block is really easy. The effect is extremely forgiving and the cracked, chipped texture looks amazing.
Special thanks to Shannon Tyra and Greg Packard for the inspiration!
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I've been a signwriter for 41 years, I thought I'd seen all the paint effects but I've never seen this wood block technique it is really fantastic, I wish I knew about this at the other end of my career. Thanks for putting it out there.
Fantastic! I have done the crackles and streaks before but the wood block was a new one to me! Well done Derek!
Thanks 👍
absolute masterpiece
Wow!! Impressive technique!! Awesome effects!! 👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😁
Great Video. You had it looking real by step 3! Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
I’m planning on doing a frame with some boards attached to it to insert in my window frames to give a boarder up look; this will work perfectly for that.
Totally! Good luck on your build.
Perfect Timing! I am just getting ready to paint my project.
Awesome! I hope it turns out great. Feel free to message me if you have questions.
Are. You. Kidding. Me?! This is SO COOL!!! I live in the forest and this looks very realistic to what I see in the mossy nature (aging tree limbs that have broken off and fallen.) I can't wait to try this. Thanks so much for posting it. New Subby here and I also really enjoy your storytelling delivery style.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it, and welcome!!
You're a fricking genius! Don't let anybody tell you different!
I appreciate that.
Looks great! I really like the method of applying the top coat with a wood block! Really adds a layer of realism! Thanks for the tips and tricks!
Glad you like it!
Excellent video. Best one showing crackle aged look. Thank you!
I love this technique thank you for showing us and breaking it down into easy to follow steps. I love crackle but this takes it way beyond to a more realistic looking level
You are so welcome!
Wow! That really looks great! 👍
I'm going to use this on my set construction in theater. Thank you so much.
THIS TUTORIAL WAS AWESOME! I WILL BE TRYING THIS TECHNIQUE ON AN OLD VINTAGE BUFFET AND MINIATURE DOLLHOUSE PROJECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
You’re very welcome!
Excellent . Thanks
Learned some great new techniques. Thank you!
Amazing out of the world 👏🏻
Wow gods level hands down
Awesome tutorial Derek, love this technique! Keep em rockin!!🎃👍
Thanks so much!
I'm going to try this. It's really what I'm looking for. I saw another video where someone used hair spray.
Thank you , love the block idea . And thinning glue with water ...
You are so welcome!
Thank you. This is the exact look I was looking for.😊❤
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful.
Brilliant im going to relic a new guitar with this technique. Thanks for the great content. I won't do the final step but everything else will look killer!
I love this look
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing. 💖
Wow!!! That's one hell of a technique!!!
If it looks as real in person as it does in this video it would be hard to tell a prop from the real thing.
This is awesome! I'm trying to crackle distress an old bathroom door and am going to try this technique with light colours. Hope it works as good as yours did!
You can do it!
Wow! Just ...wow!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video. Love the look.
Neat project. Love the X-File music too
Wow. Incredible. Thanks.
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
Oh yess!!
This is fantastic. I tried it this afternoon for a photographic backdrop, but I think I used too much glue and was too impatient, the glue was not quite tacky enough and smeared, you are 100% about the timing. Will try again next weekend. The wood block though is genius.
Glad it helped!
Looks great!
Thanks!
Fantastic
Thank you so much 😀
thank you so much
You are the best one
That’s wild.
So wonderful !!!
Thank you so much for sharing 😊very nicely explained 👍🏻
My pleasure 😊
This is one of the coolest hacks...
Brilliant!
Very nice
Thanks
This. Is. Amazing!
Thanks Ashley!
This is awesome
Great video! Thanks
This is dope 💯
Love it!!!
Amazing effect. Thanks a lot! I do a lot of pantomime props ( making and painting ) this will be useful.
Happy to hear that. Thanks for watching.
Awesome!! Was the spray paint oil base? Best video I've seen on crackle. Great job!
Thanks! Yes it was.
Cool video, i will try this on a miniature im working with. Im positive i can adapt it to a smaller scale. thanks for the video, this idea is amazing!!
Yeah, I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t. Good luck! I hope it turns out great.
Your amazing king
Just found this channel. You and Allen Hopps from Stiltsbeast have been keeping me busy.
Welcome! Yeah, Allen is awesome.
Excellent!! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
WOW!!
Love it
I quite liked the look you achieved. However personally I would have stopped at the second last step and not applied the final but of brown streaks.
Thank you so much
Any time
Found your channel recently, and I'm loving every video so far!
I think my favorite part about your tutorials is that you really distill the techniques down to their most basic form, and make them accessible to just about anyone. No fancy power tools, expensive equipment, or hard to find materials - just a little bit of time, practice, and creativity. Great work!
Thanks so much! It’s good to hear that people are receiving it the way it’s intended.
Awesome
Thank you, Judy!
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Awesome technique! Thanks for a well explained video showing everything. I'm wondering if you have first used that technique and then painted over it (i.e. letters) to make an antique sign?
I haven't, but you'd still need to wait until the cracking has dried because painting lettering over the still tacky glue wouldn't likely work. If I were going to do it, I'd do the base with the glue/paint and let it dry & crack. Then I'd place my stencil and paint over it with a "dry" paint brush so that you'd get an uneven layer of paint with all the streaking from not having a lot of paint on your brush. That would make it look like it was hand painted and had worn away. Check out this video from Wesley Treat where he demonstrates it: ruclips.net/video/nanUznOgMXA/видео.html
Was wondering if this would work on foam as well? Want to make a facade and using foam to look like old wood siding. Thoughts?
It should.
Can i apply varnish on top for protection?
Yep!
Thanks so much. I have learned a great deal from your videos. Do you have any videos that show how to create Lava Rock such as the many Lava rock walls and fountains found in Hawaii? Maybe cement painted onto carved foam?
I don’t have any videos that specifically cover lava rock/rock structures, but you can carve they from foam and coat them in monster mud for extra texture. Then I’d paint them a brownish red and apply a thin black wash to break up the uniformity. You could also dry brush them with the brownish red & a light grey mixed together to give it a bit of an ashy appearance.
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Thanks, I have been binge watching your videos now that I have discovered them :) I like how you made the fake brick by spraying the foam with with water and then torching it. I was thinking of carving the lava rock forms into 2" thick styrofoam with my dremel and kutzall bit and then spray the carvings with water and torch them to get the air hole effect in lava rock before painting them with a concrete resurfacer like the type you put over walkways to give them a new look. This product is very durable and comes in a lot of different colors. I was hoping to build a hawaiian waterfall using this technique.
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It won't work quite the same on the cut foam. There's something flammable about the coating on the pink foam that makes them melt the way they do when exposed to high heat. When you remove that layer, they don't melt in quite the same way. Rather than melting in small pockets, the foam absorbs the heat and then all at once the exothermic reaction happens and makes the foam extremely rigid. Almost like melted plastic. Vey difficult to cut/shape after it happens. If you've ever gotten foam melted around a Dremel bit, this is a very similar.
Also, as it relates to creating small texture, it's possible that the concrete floor coating may cover any small cracks/holes you add if the coating is thick, so keep that in mind as you may need to overcompensate on your texturing before you coat it. Plus it's designed to mimic granite, which is very different from lava. So just some things to think about before you get started.
I'm wondering if clear glue would work as well?
Not sure. If you test it be sure to let us know how it goes!
Would that last of spray varnished?
It should.
Just wondering if the glue crack look peels off easy? Can a clear coat be sprayed on to keep everything together?
It’s pretty a tough finish, but any type of weatherproofing has the potential to extend the life of paint job.
For those of us in the back row, it would be helpful if type of paint was stipulated ie latex, water based oil based etc etc. When you say 'Next I take my paint and....' it leaves folks in the lurch and success in doubt. I have to assume only water based (latex) paint would work.
You’re right. I should have specified. I assumed that because you could see the bottles it was understood that I was using acrylic craft paints.
can this be done on regular walls?
Absolutely.
Can you do this look on drywall?
I don't see why you couldn't.
Does the wood block technique work so well Bc the glue is still tacky?? Just wondering if it would work with a crackle medium that requires it to dry before painting over with the lighter color.
Nope. It works well just by the nature of using a wood block like a paint brush. You should be able to use your crackle medium and the wood block.
How well does the paint stay on with this effect? Can you use it outside, for example?
You can absolutely use it outdoors. If you wanted an extra layer of protection, coat it with polycrylic.
Very nice, but I’m guessing the finished effect is not weather proof?!
Acrylic paints are weather resistant, so it should be alright.
@@VanOaksProps Wow I did t know that. I figured because they are water based they wouldn’t be. I’m making a post box and was about to switch to enamels for the weathering details.
Nice music.
Awesome tutorial! Have you tried add denatured alcohol to the water for the final weather again? It adds add another layer by breaking down the brown into some interesting colors.
I haven't, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!
Can you please put the names of the colors you are using in your description box no link is needed just the name of your blue/grey colors.
It’s FolkArt “dolphin” amzn.to/3BRpsRQ
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Thanks!
you sound like casey kasum
Thanks! I get that a lot. haha
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This is pro level technique! I never would've come up with something so amazing looking! Thank you! I'm definitely saving this for future Halloween projects!
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful.
Agreed. Pro level for sure. Gratitude for sharing such invaluable information. 🤘🏻💀
I was trying to get this same look through many other techniques & couldn't find any good videos that got the weathered effect as well as the crackle effect. This looks amazing!! This is definitely gonna be what I do with my art piece!
The glue will not breakdown in direct sunlight?
I haven’t tested long term exposure, but if it does it’ll add to the old, weathered aesthetic.
This tutorial is extremely cool! And very well described, without any unneeded bla bla. Thank you!
Your techniques are awesome. Wish I found your videos years ago. Thank you!
I am doing a towel rack how do I seal so the moisture in the bathroom doesnt activate the glue daily?
Great technique. I love the colors you used. I have used this technique with elmers glue, but the cracks aren't as noticeable as yours with wood glue I think.. I did them on old real doors, for a Malice in Wonderland theme. You can also "paint on" nails, and the cracks they would leavefor more effects. Love your tutorials....thank you!
Great tip! Thanks for the kind words.
Being uk, latex and acrylic confuse me
Never seen this technique before, great result!
Love the effect! Very creative! Can you do my voiceovers for me? 😂
Thanks! Yes, I’m available for voiceover work.
What a clever technique, and using glue as the crackle medium, far more affordable than the commercial crackling products. Obviously time is of the essence, but WOW, what fantastic results! Really like this convincing technique and your tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing!
You're very welcome!
This tutorial deserves more attention. Great work.
Question, have you ever tried all the steps up to completing the glue application and then instead of using a block and latex paint simply using a can of spray paint and putting on a heavy coat? I know it would maybe apply overly evenly but aside from that would the cracks still form correctly? Basically I want to try all of this but using Krylon spray only on all the paint steps.
Thanks for the tutorial! 🙂
I haven’t tried it, but I think the spray paint might dry too quickly preventing the glue from creating the cracks.
Have you tried the technique you described above? I think a HEAVY coat on spray paint might work. I inadvertently found out that it takes a few days for pooled Rustoleum spray paint to dry when I became impatient performing multiple light coats.
Very cool! Love how it turned out!
Fantastic! The only doubt concerns the stability of the paint over time. Does it resist?
They should withstand most weather situations.
AMAZING TECHNIQUE IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A WAY TO DO THIS FOR YEARS! WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST TO SPRAY OVER THE FINISHED PRODUCT TO PROTECT IT FROM RAIN WASHING AWAY THE LAST STEP?
You could apply matte Mod Podge and that should provide a decent protective layer.
Is this weatherproof? And does it work on enamel paint?
It is weatherproof, because of the acrylic paints, but I've never tried it with enamel. My assumption is that it would work, since it's the PVA glue that's doing all the cracking.
Looks amazing!! How well does this hold up over time? I recently experimented with Elmer’s glue and after some handling, the glue began to separate from the wood.
It’s pretty durable. Especially considering the acrylic paint is weather resistant.
Just amazing! I’m going to try this for my tree mask.
Go for it!