Ranger Distress Paint Tutorial

I was so excited to get the new Ranger paints and could not wait to play with them. So today while getting ready to make a book for Wayne for Valentine's Day I decided to use the paints and inks to make a heart for the book. Then I thought well, why not do a very quick and easy tutorial to show everyone the before and after of using these awesome paints and inks.  I love visuals  and I hope you do too.

As you can see this is the paint. It is quite thick. The brush is attached to the inside of the lid. I love that! Here I am using the Fired Brick paint. Please double click on the picture if you would like to see it larger.

Because the paint is thick you can use just one coat which is what  I did. You can apply more if you would like your cracks to be thicker. I did not find it necessary to do that.

Here I am painting my heart.

As the picture states. This is the heart before it is dried and cracked.  I did go over the small white sections that were left on my heart after I took this picture. I then  set it aside and let it dry for about 30 minutes.

Amazing isn't it?

The last step to this very easy process is to sponge or wipe  on one of the Ranger Distress inks over your distress cracked item . I chose to use the Fired Brick so that I would get an even more deeper red. You can use any of the other distress ink colors. I used a sponge and applied the ink all over the heart. When I was happy with the amount of ink I put on I waited just a few seconds and then wiped off some of the excess ink with a paper towel.

And here is the end result.  I really love the distress look of  the heart much better then just painted with paper paint. I love texture and this heart certainly has that.

Just think of the possibilities using this technique. You can paint on chipboard, cardstock, paper mache , wood and more. I love that it is so easy to use and that the Distress Crackle paints do most of the work for you. :)  I do apologize for not having a finished project using my heart to show you but I hope to by next week.  Because I was and am so excited about the Distress crackle paints and inks that coordinate I wanted to share some pictures of what I have done so far. I purchased most of my Ranger Distress inks and Distress Crakle paints from Cornish Heritage Farms. I also purchased some from my local stamp store, Stamping Memories.

Side Note: You do not need to use a coat of paint before using the Crackle paint if  you are painting chipboard or cardstock. If you want to use it on wood then you will need to  use a top coat of paint first and then use the crackle paint.

Smile.  :)

PS. Please excuse my hands and nails. I am in desperate need of a manicure. :)

Comments

[Bev Hammack]

Mary,
Does the paint crackel itself? There's no top coat to paint? This heart is really awesome!! I love texture. Thanks so much in advance, and I love reading your blog each day!
Bev

[Wendy Gorton]

Mary, Thank you so much for this tutorial. I see all of these wonderful products used out there, but wouldn't have the slightest idea how to begin using them. Love your blog!!!

P.S. Gardeners and crafters are not supposed to have beautifully manicured nails, ha ha. Just shows your dedicated to your art.

[Mary C. Anderson]

Hi Bev. Good question and I should have mentioned that no top coat is necessary on chipboard or cardstock. You simply paint the creackle paint and it does all of the crackling by itself. :)However, if you want to use it on wood you do need to paint a top coat first. Hope this helps.

Mary

[Etha]

That looks very neat! I love how the paint crackled somewhat in a pattern around your heart shape, did you notice that? My question is, why did you add the same color of distress ink afterwards? Isn't that double muddle? for loss of a better word LOL....

[kimk]

Mary.. As I await the GIANTS winning
(Giants Fan in MA)in a few seconds I am reading this... Awesome gotta get these paints have the ink distress pads byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Rita]

Thanks for the tutorial Mary! I never heard of this, your heart looks awesome, I luv that texture that the crackle gives.

[TAMI]

this is so cool. i want some.

[Keri Sereika]

That is so neat Mary! Now I think I may need a bit of that stuff! LOL

[Stamper Gail]

Hey girly, nice job. I use to do this technique with just a coat of acrylic paint and then a layer of Crackle medium. Nice to see they've come up with a one step product now. And hey, my fingers are a lot worse than yours are. I've got so many hang nails and damaged cuticles that I wouldn't even dream of going for a manicure. As soon as one heals up I get three more!

[Lisa Banks]

Wow...excellant tutorial..Thanks Mary!!