How to quickly give a professional finish?
(part 2 of 4) 2-tone and MULTI-tone painting

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Time for our secret Number 2 how to do two or three tone paint jobs.
A godsend for those looking for a quick inexpensive in cost and labor decorating tip ...
Part 2) Two, THREE OR MORE tone paint JOBS....

There are a few simple tricks which doing of two or more tone paint application real simple.
Trick one - do lowest to highest relief
Trick two - cover large areas quickly
Trick three - ALWAYS ALLOW THROUGH DRYING!!!!!!
Trick four - touch up is easy

And you will be able to get extrodinary results in your home decorating with very little labor from these tips.

Both the three Chinese Dragon pedestal table bases and the Double Ki-rin dragon statue shown here in my office were done solely with this technique. The total time spent taping was less than 2 hours and the spray time was less than 30 minutes. The elapsed time for the project was 8 hours, because we were boxing orders at the same time! You can't beat that

Step 1) Spray your item with your undercoat paint from about 6 inches away, if your item has alot of crevices I would suggest turning it upside down for this coat so you do not miss undersides. Let it dry. Step 2) This is were the fact that plaster pieces are not smooth surfaced items and you will want to to paint different colors on raised areas. Pick the area that is lowest on your item and spray that color liberally on the item. Make sure to go further out then the edges you want to paint. You can be messy. Again if your item has alot of crevices I would suggest turning it upside at times to make sure do not miss undersides. Let it dry thourghly (2 hours with krylon). If it is sticky let it dry more.

Step 3) Cover over the lowest areas which you just painted with blue masking tape. Note use wide making table with newspaper to cover over big areas and at the edges use thin masking tape with ripped pieces to cover up to the edges. Apply spray paint to the next lowest raised area. Again let throughly dry. (repeat this step for as many colors as you need)

These three Mexican Paeblo Relief Vases used this technique, for the whole vase combined with part 3's highlighting method.

Step 4) Now don't be scared remove the tape and newspaper. There will be areas where your tape job was not perfect. DON'T WORRY THIS IS A JOKE AND EVERYONE DEALS WITH IT!!!!! Simply take a little newspaper and spray the particular color on to it in a little pool. Grab your 35 cent brush and dip it in the paint and apply to touch up.

Optional Step 5) Spray a clear gloss, satin or matte sealer to give an even finish if needed.

YES IT'S STILL THAT SIMPLE!!!!!!

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