The first picture below is the inspiration for my cakes---4 cakes on different sizes of stands. We are planning on using tall roman pillars for the backdrop in the auditorium for the ceremony so when I found these smaller plaster pillars at Garden Ridge, I thought they would be perfect for the cakes. I plan to make silk rose cake toppers and trail some greenery or something up the pillars.
I want to glaze the plaster pillars somehow to soften the stark white and make them look "finished". Does anyone know, do I need to do anything to them first before applying paint? (like a fixative??) I've never worked with plaster like this before, and I imagine it will soak paint right up...any tips would be appreciated!
thanks! I'm still trying to decide if I want to do them with a silver/grey looking wash or a ivory/browned one. I want them to look aged and old fashioned! J
When I attended the Atlanta College of Art we had to carve plaster sculptures. We finished them by hand-rubbing carnuba wax (The kind for car finishes or furniture). The wax will warm from the heat of your hand and soak into the plaster creating a nice low lustre sheen to the plaster and it's washable. haha. We used the same finish on just about all wood and plaster items. It will age to a mellowed off-white color. You can always tint the wax also for whatever "aged" effect you would like. I've seen that done on faux finishing sites.
I'd just paint on the glaze directly. Yes, it might take a bit to cover, but the color variations will be even nicer.
ReplyDeletethanks! I'm still trying to decide if I want to do them with a silver/grey looking wash or a ivory/browned one. I want them to look aged and old fashioned!
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When I attended the Atlanta College of Art we had to carve plaster sculptures. We finished them by hand-rubbing carnuba wax (The kind for car finishes or furniture). The wax will warm from the heat of your hand and soak into the plaster creating a nice low lustre sheen to the plaster and it's washable. haha. We used the same finish on just about all wood and plaster items. It will age to a mellowed off-white color. You can always tint the wax also for whatever "aged" effect you would like. I've seen that done on faux finishing sites.
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