Step-by-step on how to make a Painted candle, as presented by: Crafty Corner
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What you need to make a Painted candle:
- Acrylic paint – black, mustard and brown
- Paint brushes
- Sponge
- Stove plate
- Metal container or pot to melt wax in
- Container for water to wash your brushes
Step 1
Dip your sponge into your mustard coloured paint and gently dab it all over your candle or candles. I would recommend painting more than one candle as they take a while to dry, and sitting and waiting for one candle to dry can get frustrating!
Step 2
Leave your candles to dry for at least two hours between coats or applications. The sponge technique creates a rough texture on your candle. This is what it should look like.
Step 3
Use a medium size paintbrush for painting the leopard spots with your brown paint. We’re not so much painting as putting thick blotches onto the mustard coloured paint.
Step 4
Leave your candle to dry. The thick blotches of brown paint create even more texture on your candles
Step 5
Use your black paint and a thinner paintbrush to outline each leopard spot on your candle.
Step 6
Once dry, your candle is ready to be over-dipped with clear wax to embed the image into other candles. Don’t soak the candle in the over dipping or the painted part will start to melt and fall off.