Acrylic paint - Americana colors: RussetCamel, Mink Tan, Buttermilk
DuraClear Satin Varnish
Craft knife
Sand paper
Instructions
Use a craft knife or box cutter to carve numbers into the Styrofoam balls.
Using flat paintbrush, apply 3 coats of MagiKote to each ball, ensuring that you coat inside the indentations as well. Allow 2-3 hours dry time between each coat.
Sand the entire surface to remove any rough edges.
Using flat paintbrush, paint entire ball and inside the indentations with Americana Russet.
Using flat paintbrush, Add a coat of Weathered Wood crackle medium. Allow to dry for 60 minutes.
Avoiding the indentations and only painting the surface of each ball, use a flat paintbrush to paint one ball with Americana Camel, one with Americana Buttermilk, and the third one with Americana Mink Tan.
Use flat paintbrush to apply a coat of DuraClear Satin Varnish.
Expert Tips & FAQs
Be careful when carving numbers that intersect (4, 8, etc) so that you don’t cut through the foam that holds the freestanding middle sections together.