Do this in no particular pattern.
Marble paint terracotta pots.
With white spray paint give your pot a nice clean coat of paint.
Start off by making sure that your terracotta pots are clean.
Next randomly add in the gold or whatever color you re using paints on top of the white paint.
You can invert your pot over a tin can to keep it off of the ground while painting.
Make sure you get all of the exterior covered and at most the interior edge so you can t notice the terracotta orange on the inside.
Use folkart acrylic lacquers matte satin or gloss finishes or with folkart artists varnish satin or gloss.
In paint friendly jars water down your accent colors 1 color per jar.
I painted my pots with a white enamel spray paint so that the nail polish colors would pop.
This marbled paint technique is only one type of paint pour.
The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.
I sealed my marbled pot with one coat each of mod podge outdoor and mod podge gloss.
Perfect way to use up any old n.
Once watered down use your paint brush to splash drops of the paint colors atop the white paint.
They look like marble and are a perfect pot for lavender or any colorful flowers.
Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours then seal.
These marbleized pots are so beautiful i m using them at an outdoor wedding i m doing next week.
Don t want to paint on top of dirty pots.
I did this the day before and let them dry overnight.
Learn how to use the pour paint technique to create a marble effect on your terracotta pots.
If you are using pastel colored nail polish you could probably leave your pot terracotta colored.
First add 3 parts white paint with 1 part water into a paint safe bowl that s large enough to fit your terra cotta pot.
In my opinion they do not have to be perfect because the marble design will cover any imperfections.
Pour paint into a disposable bin make sure the bin is wide enough to accommodate your pot.
How to marble terracotta with nail polish follow the steps in this video to create your own unique marbled terracotta pots.