Malachite Technique - Step by Step

1. Apply green coat. Let Dry.
2. To create Malachite, making graining tools from stripes of card board cut into widths from one to five inches. Score through the top layer of the card board, 1 inch above the bottom edge. Peel the paper to expose the corrugated layer. Cut irregular spaced slits along the edge.
3. Mix the dark over glaze using equal parts black paint, paint conditioner, and glazing liquid.
Randomly brush the glaze over the green surface.
4. Comb the gain before the glaze sets. Use the widest tool first to make linear, wavy, or concentric forms. Use smaller tools to fill in.
5. To soften the edges of the grain, cut a square of plastic film, hold it near the surface, then gently blow the film to the surface with out smudging the glaze. Gently pull the film off the surface.

Variations on a theme
Although malachite comes only in green, try this technique using other colors.

Tool List for the Malachite Technique