Step Three - Dab on Color
- I used two sponges. I only needed one. Choose one that has really small holes (explained later).
- you can see how my "dabbing/mashing" made the counter look like camouflage. This is alright to get the base color.
- I used little bit of burnt sienna, a blue/grey, and white. I ran a paint brush through the mixture so that it formed streaks in the mix.
- If I were to do it again I would have brushed or rolled on the base color mixed with lights and darks.
Step Four - Add darker color
- I mixed regular Black and a little white to get a charcoal color
- Still looks like camo but getting closer
- The "shine" you see is really just the white color showing through. Especially in the inside corners. They were very hard to reach with a big sponge.
Step Five - Add white or light color (dab lightly)
- I added white and tried to do it fast, but found out it was much easier to dab lightly and all over the place.
- Eventually I figured out how to cut my sponge into a small piece so that I could get into the corners.
- I also discovered that this small piece worked great for making small random dots on the counter. The smaller the more it looks like granite.
Step Six - Add black
- Using the small sponge I lightly dabbed on the black color all over. The under layers with the dark/light/grey made the effect pretty cool.
- I like things dark, my wife likes things light, so lighter I must go.
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