Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Aging a Statue-Artemis


Awhile back I bought a bust of Artemis and knew I wanted to age it.  
Before:
For me, the statue is too white and all the same and I wanted to make her look older and aged.  I got out some dark wax and hemp oil and started to paint her.  Since the bust is porous the oil helped the wax penetrate and give the statue an aged look.  I wiped off and excess and was done.  This transformation took about 5 minutes and she now looks great! 










This is the second Artemis statue I have aged in the past 6 months. (Post -HERE )

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2014 at 9:41 AM

    Beautiful!

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  2. At Rivercrest CottageAugust 26, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    great job of aging the girl. wondering what you will be doing with her and hoping to see a post about it in the future.

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 27, 2014 at 6:52 AM

      Thank you-I have a show coming up and I am going to sell her and the other ones I have aged.

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  3. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleAugust 26, 2014 at 10:48 AM

    Looks great.

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  4. chateau chicAugust 26, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    You not only added aging, but I love the character your treatment added.
    Mary Alice

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 27, 2014 at 6:52 AM

      Thank you Mary Alice-Artemis needed some character!

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  5. The Painted DrawerAugust 26, 2014 at 6:07 PM

    Really neat! She has aged so well :)

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  6. Alison AgnewAugust 28, 2014 at 6:04 PM

    It's hard to make Artemis prettier, but you did it! I love the aging-it looks so natural. Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!

    Alison
    Nancherrow

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 29, 2014 at 6:59 AM

      Thank you Alison-it was a very easy project and I like those kind!

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  7. Claudia FabianaAugust 29, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    It turned out beautiful! Visiting from G'day linky party and now following!

    ciao!!

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 30, 2014 at 8:25 AM

      Thank you Fabiana-this was a very easy project with a big change!

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  8. Meredith @ The Palette MuseAugust 30, 2014 at 6:46 AM

    Wow, it looks so much better, and sounds really easy. Visiting from Say G'day Saturday...

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    1. DD's CottageAugust 30, 2014 at 8:26 AM

      Thank you Meredith-it was very easy and I agree she looks so much better now!

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