Abstract:
A method is disclosed for producing a decorative and artistic effect on a flat surface, preferably a flat surface with some texture and primed with an acrylic based gesso, by brushing a un-pigmented drying oil, preferably boiled linseed oil, and applying a coating layer of pigment particles, having one or more colors, to the surface of the substrate and below the surface of the oil film. The process allows for a coating that allows for a minimal amount of pigment and oil and a surface thickness less than 0.010 of an inch. Once the coating is allowed to cure, the resultant article has the appearance of an oil painting with only a fraction of the pigment suspended in oil. Articles produced by this method are also encompassed within the invention.