Marble Effect Using Paint

Dip the sponge in water then dip it in the paint.

Marble effect using paint.

Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique. Here annie has chosen paris grey. If your sponge is new and hard dampen it with water to soften it. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do.

After the black paint dries put swirls of gray and green paint on a plate. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. How to paint a marble effect faux finish. Leave to dry for a couple of hours.

Tell us what you see and share your projects with us on our facebook page here. In the attached picture i used a fairly tight swirl but a much looser swirl will also give a good effect. Using the same paint as you did for the base coat apply another layer using a sea sponge. Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.

Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush. You can vary the look of the marble by how tight the swirls are. Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect.