How to Brush out My Vintro Chalk Paint ( Subtle Texture)
NO SANDING OR PRIMING JUST PAINT WITH VINTRO CHALKPAINT:
This video captures us working on a commissioned project for a client, a piece we specifically designed for our clients interior space. The overall concept for the piece is Victorian Black with a lustre and gold and to start off with we needed to paint the piece in Victorian Black with Subtle texture. Follow the journey...
This video captures how to paint your piece with subtle texture. Subtle texture is a great technique if you are looking to decorate your paint finish with Vintro Coloured Waxes. It provides subtle movement and can create a beautiful depth to your piece depending on the waxes you use. It's also a great video to watch the start of a paint project like a sideboard and we hope that by watching this, it inspires and shows you how easy it is to tackle those bigger projects...
Things to take away from this Video:
Shown best when we get to painting the top of the piece.
Figure out your Staalmeester Brush that you will be using
Load your brush
Spread your paint out
Pressure off your brush to level "tickle"
When working paint you must work with WET paint therefore loading more paint is ideal as it allows you to easily work with it
Work on a wet edge.
How to adjust the handles using the pigments from Vintro Chalk Paints
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The Artisan Company is a New Zealand owned and based company focussed upon making and providing the highest quality decorative paints and tools for homes and all types of spaces. Born out of a rich heritage of bespoke furniture and interiors through the merging of Taylored Revival and Vintro Paint NZ and with several decades of experience we are unashamedly focused upon luxury DIY products and in helping people achieve bespoke looks in their interiors.
As NZ's only bespoke paint manufacturer making our own exclusive formulations including our flagship Premium Chalk Paint we combine technology with our fine tuned natural skills. We use advanced machinery with an exact accuracy measured within less than a ¼ of a ml and use a custom formulation database with complex colours formulated by hand; most of which can't be replicated by machines. Our trademarked FLOWplus® technology further differentiates our range being built in from the ground up and allowing our thick full bodied and highly pigmented paints to mould and flow effortlessly. We are a proud NZ company who promotes and uses local suppliers and products wherever possible. We also aim to have a positive impact on environment through low VOC paints, minimised wastage and smart use of materials.
To provide the best possible experience for our customers we have also curated artisanal tools including the world renowned Staalmeester brushes which work in perfect unison with our Premium Chalk Paint and otehr ranges with there rich and creamy consistency. From the advanced bristle materials through to the INOX steel ferrules it all really helps to achieve the best results, and yes brushes do make a big difference to your painting experience and finish.
Aside from our unique range of products, we are also proud of our decades worth of experience in the field of decorative painting and training. Having been recognised locally and overseas for these efforts has also led us to directly train over three thousand people and paint over two thousand bespoke furniture or interior pieces for clients.
Heritage of Taylored Revival
Taylored Revival or TR as it was known by its regulars was a family business started in a garage in East Auckland in 2012. A leading decorative painting studio which undertook thousands of commissions projects over the years and was considered the leading Chalk Paint retailer in the Australasian region. Progressing through the years from a small retail store in Whitford through to a large format 300m2 retail site in Botany. Take a quick look at the history and the prequel to The Artisan Company below.