Crackle castle

Combine Resene Crackle with a few testpots to create this cool crackle effect castle.

Crackle castle - instruction sheet

Resene kids art with Mark Rayner - Project 70

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: MDF castle cut-outs (ours came from ‘Spotlight’ and were sold in a pack as scrapbooking covers), MDF base (ours measured approximately 200mm x 250mm), Paintbrushes, PVA glue, Resene Art Action QuickDry waterborne primer undercoat, Resene Crackle, Resene Testpots of Resene Broom, Resene Havelock Blue and Resene Tory Blue

Top tip: The thicker you apply the Resene Crackle, the larger the cracks will be – but don’t put it on too thickly or it will run.

Here's another idea: This stone cottage was painted with Resene Astronaut, Resene Bone, Resene Kermit, Resene Pulse and Resene Whiskey Sour.

Crackle castle

Another idea: Stone cottage

Step one
Using PVA, glue the MDF castle cut-outs together onto the MDF base, as shown, and allow to dry.

Step two
Paint the castle with one coat of Resene Art Action Quick Dry and allow to dry for two hours.

Step three
Paint the base and inside of the castle walls with two coats of Resene Tory Blue, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four
Paint the outside of the castle walls with two coats of Resene Havelock Blue, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step five
Apply one coat of Resene Crackle to the inside and outside of the castle walls and allow to dry.

Step six
Apply one coat of Resene Broom to the inside and outside of the castle walls and allow to dry for two hours. How magical is that?

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