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Technique
Foliage
In the foliage image, we stained
the fl oor a light amber color. Then we
applied the gel resist through a reusable
stencil. After the resist dried, we stained
the fl oor again with a slightly darker
color. We allowed the color to develop
and removed some of the gel resist,
but not all of it. We stained the fl oor
again. Then we removed all the gel,
and the resulting pattern was a layered
multitonal effect. It is really quite
simple. Just think the process through
before you begin.
At right, we stained the
concrete using reactive stains
in various medium-to-dark
tones. Then we placed the
stencil and stained using
lighter reactive stains like
greens and ambers. As this
image is the word “Organic,”
we chose to scatter enhancing
fertilizers to give the outcome
a more organic look.
Before
Concrete artisan Shellie Rigsby
teaches Advanced Techniques of Decorative
Concrete and Designing Decorative Concrete
at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas
with Randy Klassen. She also offers hands-on
advanced training classes in the spring.
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