Gold Spray Painted (Brushed Technique) Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Painter's Tape (I used the cheapest, old-school kind I could find)

Gold Spray Paint

A darker colored, Hammered Metal texture paint

Small Brush (with medium to hard bristles)

newspaper

tarp

1.

I taped the mirror part of my mirror around the edge of the frame and laid down newspapers to completely cover the mirror. I did all this while my mirror was still hanging.

2.

 After I taped and covered the inside mirror part, only leaving the frame exposed, I removed my mirror from the wall, laid down my tarp and set the mirror on top outside.

I bribed my husband and children with lots of cookies and candy if they gave me 30 minutes outside until the mission was accomplished. Just kidding. Sort of.

3.

I spray painted a coat of a dark bronze metallic "hammered metal" (textured) paint onto the frame

4.

I let the hammered metal paint dry about 10 minutes

5.

Next, I started spraying in small areas (about 5 inches wide) the gold onto the frame

6.

Before the gold paint dried in the area where I sprayed, I would take my brush and brush the gold paint horizontally

7.

Then vertically making overlapping strokes

8.

Until something like this formed (see number 8 on pictures) where I could see the bronze paint coming through in some places and the gold paint more gold-ish in other places

9.

After I allowed my frame to dry, I untaped my newspaper then rehung my mirror

The End.