VERDIGRIS MIRRORS how to

 

 

I painted some vintage oval mirrors in a turquoise verdigris look awhile back

and have not got around to sharing the technics I used, until now.

 

Verdigris is the common name for the natural green patina

formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered

and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time.

 

 

This technic works for mirrors that were originally gold.

The gold color is going to take place of your copper, brass or bronze.

 

 

I originally painted the gold frames in a latex white and they sat around long enough to fully cure

(1 month), this is going to be a tough layer of paint to work with.

 

 

I painted the turquoise over the white latex.

My turquoise was a mix of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Florence and white mixed to tone it down.

I scrubbed back the turquoise to expose the white with a kitchen sponge

and I use a razor blade to scrape back the white exposing the gold.

The oxidation process is rather rough and unpredictable and using

the different paints helped achieve the look.

 

 

Have A Great Weekend!!!