Art Journal: Distressed Paint Technique
Welcome everyone!!! I’m working in my Dylusions Small Flip Journal today and playing around with a distressed layered paint technique using petroleum jelly. There’s nothing better to me than old furniture with layers and layers of paint that are gems of time gone by!
I started with some torn pages from a book and glued them in place on my page. Next step is to cover the entire page with Gel Medium to “even the field” so all papers have the same texture and finish.
I added some petroleum jelly with my finger on areas that I wanted to preserve and then covered the page with one paint color at a time using a brayer. Once the paint layer was dry, I wiped the page clean with a baby wipe and paper towel then continued on with another coat of petroleum jelly and paint. The petroleum jelly acts as a resist to the paint.
This technique allows you to use a variety of colors without them getting muddy because each color is used separately.
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I like the distressing and colors.
What a great mixed media project! I love the color!
Oh, very artsy. I like how you used ink and a die cut. NICE job.
Love the distressed look and I didn’t know that about petroleum jelly. I already follow by email.
beautiful project!! some great techniques wow!
I love it when you do this. Not so much when I do. ;o(
This is gorgeous. What a beautiful color combination.
Love, love love♥️!
Wow!!! Another Gorgeous page Shari!!! I need to try this!!
Gorgeous! Stunning layers of colors, textures and elements. Beautiful color palette and design.
I love the distressed look – great project!
Fabulous creation
and love the colors.
Carla from Utah
Looks so good!
Love the muted colors & gorgeous distressing!Your distressing is always so amazing!
Oooo so pretty!!
Stunning project, I love the background and colors!
A very stunning page Shari. I didn’t know this distressed technique and certainly not that you could use petroleum jelly.
Thank you so much it was great to see, have a nice weekend.
Awww Shari, I could spend a whole day watching your videos, making “your magic”. I love this piece of art! TFS
How pretty!! I love the colors you used; you definitely captured that weathered feel!
Thank you for sharing this technique using petroleum jelly. I cannot wait to try it.
This is gorgeous
I always love watching your process and seeing how your projects turn out!! They always absolutely amazing and are always so beautiful!!
Great job with the distressing Shari. Why is it the most ordinary things, in this case, Vaseline, makes an important part of the project. We seem to always go for something we’ve bought instead of looking around for what will work. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great project
What a fun way to create a background for a journal page. Shari you are a true source of inspiration, thanks for sharing this.
Your project looks fantastic! Thanks so much for the tip about using petroleum jelly to resist the paint.
Beautiful! Love the colors!!
Another amazingly beautiful project. Love love love your work Shari. Thank you for sharing your talent.
I could watch your videos all day. Love this project.
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I can loosely follow these tips for my metal sculptures. I like to work modularly and assemble found objects and weldaments into eye catching abstracts. I could knock loose rust off old steel and seal remaining rust with a satin clear and build a faux distressed finish over that.