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Snap Crackle Popper and cracklesplat

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#1 P.Dieter

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 07:40 PM

I searched the forums and didn't see any examples of this paint technique....so I'll share

Acrylic Crackle with Elmer's Glue.

One version of process

There's a lot of different ways to do this and it's a process to figure out the right consistencies of both glue and then paint. (both should be watered down)

didn't think there was enough crackle so I added some splat

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 08:40 PM

a nice coat of epoxy or hard varnish and that would be a great pattern scheme. Can you give a few more details about how you do it....what parts of glue to paint, etc.?

Hug your daughters, or someone else will.

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#3 P.Dieter

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 08:55 PM

QUOTE (BigDaddyHub @ Feb 18 2010, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

a nice coat of epoxy or hard varnish and that would be a great pattern scheme. Can you give a few more details about how you do it....what parts of glue to paint, etc.?

here ya go

google up elmers crackle and you'll find some examples

this video looked good for a basic overview
youtube link

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Paul

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#4 David Legg

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 08:58 PM

I like that. It looks great, and has an appeal that is worth some effort. Thanks for posting that!

The great thing about catch & release is that the fish can live to grow even larger.
In fact, I've known some fish to grow quite a bit larger before the fisherman even returned home.

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#5 Stippled Popper

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 09:09 PM

That is a beautiful fly, Paul.

I've seen paints in crafts stores such as Hobby Lobby that will give you a dried paint crackle effect. The top of the "Loud Mouth Bass" shown in one of my recent posts has a similar look achieved in regular acrylic paint using different methods.

As you said, there is more than one way to skin this cat.

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#6 BigDaddyHub

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 09:38 PM

nice look finished. Diggin it like taters, son!

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 09:50 PM

"Real men don't tie Tricos"

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#8 oatka

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 10:12 PM

Very nice popper! I got to tie more of those!

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#9 smallieFanatic

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 10:15 PM

Very cool. I gotta try that

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