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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:29:10 -0400, Norminn
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Ray K wrote:

I plan to use the sponge-on technique, with one or two coats over the
latex base coat. Almost everything I've read talks about using glazes
over the base coat, with glaze meaning a transparent "paint" that I
would tint to which ever color I choose, using separately bought
coloring agents.

Rather than going to this trouble and expense, why can't I simply have
a paint dealer tint a latex paint of the same sheen to the color I
want, selected from one of those ubiquitous color cards that all paint
stores display?

Thanks,


Ray


You can't get precisely the same effect using glaze vs. paint. Some
techniques require the base color to show and take on only a trasparent
effect of the glaze color. For sponging, unless you want a very suble
effect, paint would be the best choice. A glaze with a heavy mix of
paint sponged on might give you more of the second color than if you
take straight paint and sponge it on very lightly. The whole idea of a
glaze is to be able to give a transparent tint - if you thinned paint
with water for the transparent effect, it wouldn't have enough binder to
stick, thus the glaze. Your way sounds fine.


This is a good question for the ladies at the beauty shop...)

My limited understanding is that without using a glaze, one color
paint can absorb another color. By glazing you maintain the base
color. As mentioned the transparency / translucence effect.

If colors bleed together; it may not be what you desired.

Housewives I've seen that faux paint, always include the glazing
process.