dooder85 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 well i just accidently made something that looks like copper while i was futzing with a canvas - turns out if you put red oak stain over aluminum foil... voila 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm running off to try this..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Wow! It does look like copper! Now to see what it does after it dries. This will be fun to play with and see if you can get a patina too Thanks for the tip! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlPiper Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The things we learn here. Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Copper patina/ verdigris can be simulated by adding a very small amount of blue to green and then adding white until it looks right. I love how the red oa stain works with aluminum foil. Aaron, that's brilliant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The sample you show is a piece of artwork I'd hang in my living room, Aaron. Thanks for sharing. ... :idea: Thinking: apply underlayer of texture with string, cardboard, beads, buttons, mesh, etc., cover with foil scrunched and wrinkled and smoothed with care, coat with stain, add verdigris, clear coat with combo of matte and gloss in strategic places ... <eyes rolling back in head as a string of mental thumbnail sketches float through my mind> There is a "canvas" -- actually a shallow cardboard box that Lloyd prepared with gesso more than a year ago -- hanging on the wall in the studio looking lonely. One question: oil or water base stain? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 <standing back and watching the gears turning in Kathie's head> This is gonna be good. :popcorn: This truly is a marvelous concept and I can't wait to try it. I've painted foil to make water with waves but never would have thought of staining it to get a copper look. Thank you SO much for sharing coz I can see this coming in VERY handy for steampunk stuff. Awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooder85 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 lol well i'm glad ya'll are as excited as i was after the first stroke of stain went on, it was like christmas! I used the minwax oil stain, as of this morning it was still sticking to the foil and shiny.. so gloriously shiny, i need a house that is at the roofing stage immediately to try this in miniature. you get different depths/tones depending on shiny side up or down. I dont' know what i was expecting, but it certainly wasn't this (i tend to just randomly mix things to see what happens) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 ... (i tend to just randomly mix things to see what happens) You're a kindred soul, Aaron. Some of my best stuff has been the result of "What will I get if I do..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 You're a kindred soul, Aaron. Some of my best stuff has been the result of "What will I get if I do..." <nodding in agreement> I mix most of my own paints, fabric dyes, and stains to come up with the shades I want that are just slightly left or right of the actual colors. It always makes me laugh when people ask for the name of a certain color I've used and I have no idea what to tell them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Mixing my own paint colors is why I buy my acrylic paints in tubes. The only craft paints I own came from yard sales and thrift store box lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KariW Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Score!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KariW Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I just bought copper foil sheets and patina liquid. I'm doing it today hopefully. If I screw it up, this could be a great option. I certainly have what I need. I love when mistakes happen in my favor. Lol it IS " like Christmas. " lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The only downside to mixing your colors came back to bite me this fall when I was rejuvenating my kitchen island. I had mixed the stain some 15 years ago and was making an extension to it. I spent hours upon hours upon hours mixing and testing until I found something close enough to match. Bottom line advice: write down your formula and store it in a place you will remember !!!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The only downside to mixing your colors came back to bite me this fall when I was rejuvenating my kitchen island. I had mixed the stain some 15 years ago and was making an extension to it. I spent hours upon hours upon hours mixing and testing until I found something close enough to match. Bottom line advice: write down your formula and store it in a place you will remember !!!!!!!! LOL Selkie, I like to mix my own paints and stains too, and learned the hard way to write down the formulas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suej Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have a question about the foil technique. How do you keep it from ripping? Is it the heavy duty or regular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myarmcanfly Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 What a great color! That would look amazing on a roof, to say nothing of smaller fixtures and details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooder85 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 i just used the regular aluminum foil, ripping wasn't really a concern - the only rips were where I had to size down the piece i was working on gluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suej Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 i just used the regular aluminum foil, ripping wasn't really a concern - the only rips were where I had to size down the piece i was working on gluing. Thanks! I'm very new at building. I love it when you see something beautiful made from something ordinary and unexpected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Aaron, did you experiment with any other colors of stain? I am wondering if a bronze would be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marysuewashere Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Does it flake off when you try to mold it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Does it flake off when you try to mold it? I think the practical approach would be to mold it first, apply the stain last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I think the practical approach would be to mold it first, apply the stain last. That's what I've done using paint on foil for both water and a rusty tin roof but even in the move none of the paint chipped off at all. (Something I was worried about when I was packing them.) I still wouldn't want to form it once the paint or stain has dried, but foil has surprisingly strong bonding properties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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