Leopard Transfomation

I began this project by lightly sanding and cleaning the surface. Once all the dirty work was done, I gave it a day to completely dry before starting any of the painting process.

I primed the table with Bondago Clear primer (wasn't exactly sure where I was going - had too many ideas still). So I decided that if I used a clear primer, I would have the option to distress back to the dark wood if I decided to go that way. The Bondago Clear is wonderful because it is a primer and will allow you to expose that base coat if you want. I only applied one layer, 100% coverage and allowed to dry.

Then it finally came to me that I was going Black and Silver!!! I painted the everything but the top in Lamp Black by General Finishes Milk Paints - apply two coats for good even coverage and allow to dry. The top was painted with Modern Masters Metallic Silver paint - I applied two coats and allow to dry.

Now the fun begins!!! I decided to apply Metallic Leopard Foil to several sections of the table. So, first I applied the Foil Adhesive to those ares by brush on one coat of the ArtistsSyVille Foil Adhesive and allowing it to tack up for about an hour. While I was waiting for the adhesive to tack up, I cut the Leopard Silver foil into small manageable pieces. This would make for easy application.

Once the adhesive was ready to go, I applied small sections of the foil over the tacky adhesive and rub/scrubbed the foil to transfer it. Best to check out this video on transferring a foil finish. When I was complete with transferring all the foil I then finished off the top with a stencil.

I choose Donatella Damask for my design - it just seemed to fit the piece!

The stencil is a single overlay and I used Black acrylic paint and started light with the application and shaded darker on the edges.

Donatella Damask stencil on top of table painted in Black acrylic.

Touches of Silver Leopard Foil

The project was complete in a online workshop from start to finish - if you would like to join the workshop - click here - Upcycling Furniture 101- https://shop.artisticpaintingstudio.com/collections/learn/products/furniture-painting-101-steps-a-z