Chris Wallace, senior craft designer and spokesperson for Duncan Enterprises, joins Carol to demonstrate how to achieve a tin punch look on almost any surface.
Materials:
unfinished wooden frame, approximately 10" X 10" with a 3" X 3" opening
wood sealer
sandpaper
acrylic paints in desired colors - copper and pewter were used in this project
artist's brushes
masking tape
template
marker
hammer
nail
black acrylic paint
water
clean rag
clear varnish
Steps:
- Coat the wooden frame with wood sealer, and let it dry.
- Sand the frame until it's smooth.
- Paint a base coat of copper on the wood, and let it dry.
- Mask off a 1"-wide area on each side of the frame.
- Leave the resulting 1" square at each corner its original copper color, and paint the areas between the masking tape and each edge of the frame with two coats of pewter. Let it dry.
- Make or purchase a template that has small holes evenly spaced along the edges of the design. Place it on the frame, and mark the position of each hole.
- Use the hammer and nail to make a small indention in the wood at each mark.
- Make a wash by mixing the black acrylic paint with water.
- Working in small sections, brush the wash over the surface of the frame, and immediately wipe it off. This will make the indentations more visible and will give the rest of the frame an aged look.
- Coat the finished frame with a protective layer of varnish.
Note: Using different instruments will produce distinct and varied indentations. Experiment with a square horseshoe nail, a stylus, a nail set, a screwdriver, an awl or an electric drill.
