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And what I'm going to show you is how to age a frame. You can start with a plain ordinary
stained frame. You can also use a previously painted frame and you turn this into this
look. It's using three to four coats of paint. One is your dark undercoat. The next is the
little bit of yellow showing through like it's been painted more than once and then
up here is a little bit of dark blue which can, just gives it a little more texture.
Here I have a crackle design. And if you've not done crackle it's a lot of fun but there
is a technique to it so I'm going to show you that today. Another technique you can
use is a little bit less detail on it. this is basically just a standard stained frame.
Then you pick whatever color top coat you want and you paint that on. Once it's dry
you take sandpaper and then you hit every place that's a high place where it would naturally
have worn. This is more of a basic look and the one most commonly found. This one takes
a little more steps to do but is well worth it. And that's what I'm going to show you
today.