Making a hues difference

Mark Rayner uses bubble wrap to create a simple decorative effect on this purple trio.

You will need:

A Terracotta pot
Two terracotta garden spheres
Paintbrush, bubble wrap and a small paint tray
Resene Aquapel waterborne sealer, Resene Concrete Clear and Resene Quick Dry primer
Resene Testpots in Resene Voodoo, Resene Loulou, Resene Fandango, Resene Blackberry, Resene Black Rose and Resene Hot Wired

To get the look: Mark planted the pot with purple-leafed Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon', painting the wall with Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Giggle.

Step one
Seal the inside and base of the terracotta pot with one coat of Resene Aquapel waterborne sealer and allow to dry.

Step two
Prime the terracotta spheres and the outside of the terracotta pot with one coat of Resene Quick Dry primer - allow to dry.

Step three
Paint the outside of the pot with two coats of Resene Voodoo, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four
Paint the larger terracotta sphere with two coats of Resene Loulou, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step five
Paint the smaller terracotta sphere with two coats of Resene Fandango, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step six
With scrunched-up bubble wrap, dab Resene Blackberry on to the pot to create a textured effect. Allow dry for two hours.

Step seven
Repeat step six using Resene Black Rose on the larger sphere and Resene Hot Wired on the smaller sphere.

Step eight
Apply one coat of Resene Concrete Clear to the outside of the pot and allow to dry.

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