Painted plate

Create this funky ‘Good Luck’ wall plate using a selection of contrasting Resene colours.

Resene art with Mark Rayner - Project 60

Difficulty level: Easy

You will need: Ceramic plate, clean cloth, paintbrushes (including a medium artists’ brush), Resene Aquaclear gloss, Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer, Resene testpots of Resene Alabaster, Resene All Black and Resene Volcano, sandpaper, self-adhesive plate hanging disc.

To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Chilean Fire.

Other ideas: For a darker effect, paint the words using Resene Alabaster and Resene Tuna over a basecoat of Resene Nero.

Step one
Lightly sand the plate to ‘key’ the surface and wipe off any sanding dust with a clean cloth.

Step two
Following manufacturer’s instructions, affix the plate hanging disc to the back of the plate, as shown.

Step three
Apply one coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer to the plate and allow two hours to dry.

Step four
Apply one coat of Resene Alabaster to the plate and allow two hours to dry.

Step five
Apply a second coat of Resene Alabaster to the plate.

Step six
Before the second coat has dried, paint the words ‘Good Luck’ across the plate using Resene Volcano, allowing some of the paint to intermix. Splatter the plate with a few drips of Resene Volcano and allow to dry.

Step seven
Paint over the words with Resene All Black, allowing some of the underneath colour to show through at the edges. Allow to dry.

Step eight
Apply two coats of Resene Aquaclear to the plate, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

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