Step One:
Protect areas you don’t wish to paint with masking paper or tape. Apply Base Coat of your choice to surface, following label of your choice to surface, following label directions. Allow to dry for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Carefully remove tape if you are leaving project overnight, as tape left on too long may lift off some of the Base Coat.

Step Two:
Reapply tape, if necessary. Now apply an even coat of Special Effects Porcelain Crackle Glaze using a foam brush. Work the brush in a pattern of small, overlapping X’s, covering the entire surface. A good rule of thumb to remember is that the thicker the coat of Crackle Glaze, the more pronounced the cracks will be. A thinner coat of Crackle Glaze will produce finer, smaller cracks.

Step Three:
When you have covered the area with the pattern of X’s, reload the foam brush and begin to smooth out the surface. Simply run the brush lightly over the surface, horizontally and vertically. Add more glaze if necessary to even out the coat or to create larger, more pronounced crackling. Then do a final smoothing with long, vertical brush strokes. If you are working on furniture, follow the natural grain of the wood. Remove tape and allow to dry.