Painted finishes are a very popular choice for dolls house exterior decoration, but if normal paint is used alone the finished effect may appear too smooth, flat, and unrealistic. This specially formulated texture material (powder) can be used with paint to produce a much more realistic fine textured finish. Simply mix into normal emulsion paint (matt or silk) before application. Paint is not included. We recommend using normal emulsion paint (matt or silk) which is available in a large range of colours from most DIY stores in 250ml (or larger) tins which are ideal for most dolls house painting applications.
1x 25g bag of texture material per 250ml of emulsion paint is recommended. Quantitiy can be varied according to required effect.
Brush or roller application are recommended. Stippling with a paint brush can create a nice effect and also reduce brush marks.
The textured finish produced with this material is non-abrasive.
Note: Fine sand has commonly been used as an additive to create textured paint finishes and this may be a satisfactory solution in some cases but sand has several disadvantages compared to this texture material: Sand grains are of varying size and are typically too coarse to produce a nice texture effect on a miniature scale dolls house. Also, sand contains many impurities which can affect the finished paint colour and texture. Also, sand produces a sharp (sandpaper like) abrasive finish. Our texture material is pure white in colour so will not effect paint colour. Also, the grains are of a precise and consistent size and are not sharp so an attractive and tactile finish can be reliably achieved with ease.
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Fine Texture
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Fine Texture
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Normal Emulsion Paint with no texture additive
Paint Used: Dulux Emulsion - Colour: Chalky Downs
All samples shown were produced by applying a single
coat of paint by brush to an untreated MDF surface.
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