How to paint ceramic jars with metallic paint

One of our stockists recently had a client visit the store who liked these ceramic jars but wanted to change the colour to gold.

Three red ceramic jars with decorative metal medallions before painting

Paint the ceramic jars

Remember to use masking material when working. Once again, for this project no prior preparation was applied (i.e. no sanding or priming).

Ceramic jars partly painted with a pale metallic gold finish

We used Gold Rush which is from the Granny B's Metallic Range. Long strokes even out the colour whilst short strokes add texture to the piece. The medallions were removed while we painted.

Three finished metallic gold ceramic jars with their medallions replaced

Seal the painted finish

Tadaa the final product. Once the metallic paint was dry we applied a coat of Matt Satin Finishing Lacquer to the project in order to seal and protect the paintwork. The entire project took us one evening to complete.

The end product has a slight gold sheen which is enhanced by the gold and bronze medallions we started off with. The client's feedback was that she absolutely loved the finished product.

If you have any questions regarding the technique that was applied please do not hesitate to Chalk to us at hello@grannyb.co.za

 

For this project, browse metallic chalk paint and sealers and finishing products.

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