HOW TO SUBWAY ART - subway art tutotial

There are a few tutorials available around blog land showing how

to achieve a subway art look, so why am I offering another?

I wanted a certain finished look and was able to achieve it using

some of the unique qualities that Chalk Paint possesses.

I used vinyl letters creating a reverse stencil on top of white chalk paint,

The letters were made with commercial adhesive vinyl

left over from my contractor days.

I used my PC and Printer to get the size and shape

then cut them out by hand.

I did not want all that extra white coming through areas that were going to be distressed.

Because Chalk Paint is water soluble (before it's waxed)

I scrubbed the extra white off as seen in the photo above.

The remaining steps I took are:

#1 painted over everything with graphite

#2 remove the vinyl letters once the graphite was dry

#3 wax your complete drawer face

#4 distress with sand paper

#5 wax and buff to a shine

Coming soon to an email near you ...

Within a day or two I will be able to show you what I've been doing with this graphic.

For those interested in what it says I've translated it.

Cologne

specially distilled by

Giraud Son Paris

for

colonial society

department stores

Saigon - Hanoi

Here is a sneak peak taken late at night while the elves are working.

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