mks Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I want to age the brick that I am attaching to the back of my fireplace. I have a sheet of brick that I think is made from latex because it is kind of rubbery and bendable. What can I use to age this - chalk pastels and then some type of sealer or acrylic paint and then sealer? Or something else. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 For "used" fireplace interiors I grate black and gray chalk pastels and brush them on liberally whilst the primer is still a tad tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mks Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 What should I use for primer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I aged the bricks on a resin fireplace finished in plain, very brown brick. I dabbed on 2 shades of brownish craft paint with a stipple brush. One was raw sienna, I think the other was iron oxide. Then I used a blend of off white and a creamy light brown color and applied that lightly with a smaller stipple brush, rubbing it in with my finger till I got the look I wanted. I can't seem to upload a picture, so here's a link to it. You probably don't need to prime the latex sheet. I'm pretty sure I recall seeing posts at times by people who've retouched acrylic sheet bricks and floors, etc. so they'd look more realistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I used regular flat white interior latex paint to prime with, but I make my bricks out of sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mks Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 This is a sheet of bricks, not from sandpaper. If I primed them, then the brick patterns would be covered up. I just want to add some type of paint or chalk layers to make them less new looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Maybe try a "dirty wash"? Take half a cup of water and put 2 drops of black acrylic paint and 2 drops of dark burnt umber acrylic, stir well. Take a stiff bristle brush (if you don't have one a regular works ok too) and just brush it on the bricks. Takes the "shine" off and makes it look more used. PS, if one coat doesn't do as well add another.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mks Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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