<p>It seems that the wood was painted black first and the red paint was applied afterwards over stencils, most likely with a rolled. So for this effect apply black paint/ink first and red paint/ink with an under-inked roller afterwards.</p>

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2018-09-15T14:00:39.433Z
Have to disagree with that assumption...
rebusB
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2018-09-25T07:25:10.117Z
@rebusB I think this is exactly how this look can be reproduced. Considereing that a weathered sign will not have added paint on the edges. Rather, the paint on the edges will have faded or rubbed off revealing the underpaint (black in this case)
Vincent.W.
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@Vincent.W.- It doesn't answer the question and no one mentioned weathered but ok, if you want to do it the hard way go ahead ;-)
rebusB
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user18894
<p>That is called a vignette. Basically it is a soft blend of the dark edge that frames the outside of a picture (or any image like a photo or movie frame) into the outer areas of the front face. Here I would say they used a rag painting technique. </p>

<p>Apply the black paint along the outside edges of the board and along the bevel or rounded edge of the outer face of the sign.  Then with a rag rub toward the center of the front face a short way (around 1/8 - 1/2") to get the heavier dark edge. Do this with some randomness and skip areas to make it uneven. The action is a little like applying shoe polish. </p>

<p>Then wipe a little further in toward the center with just a touch of paint on the rag. Likely you will then want to wipe those areas away with a clean rag, maybe with a little solvent on it, to reveal the base color and create the wider faded parts. </p>

<p>The base color has to be dry and oil based paints will work better than acrylics since they dry slower giving you more working time. By varying the pressure as you wipe away the top layer you will get darker and lighter areas. The grain of the wood helps since the valleys hold the paint and the ridges will be wiped away. Do some test runs on a practice board because there is a some finesse to the amount of paint and touch to use. </p>

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rebusB
<p>How can I make the black paint marks on the side of this sign as shown in the photo? </p>

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<p>I can't seem to make them identical to the photo. I have tried using a foam paintbrush, a rag, and a sponge.</p>

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How to make black paint marks over another colour
LBJ33
# How to make black paint marks over another colour

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-15)

How can I make the black paint marks on the side of this sign as shown in the photo?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OVcoo.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/OVcoo.jpg)

I can't seem to make them identical to the photo. I have tried using a foam paintbrush, a rag, and a sponge.

**Tags:** painting, paint, acrylic-paint


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-15. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

That is called a vignette. Basically it is a soft blend of the dark edge that frames the outside of a picture (or any image like a photo or movie frame) into the outer areas of the front face. Here I would say they used a rag painting technique.

Apply the black paint along the outside edges of the board and along the bevel or rounded edge of the outer face of the sign. Then with a rag rub toward the center of the front face a short way (around 1/8 - 1/2") to get the heavier dark edge. Do this with some randomness and skip areas to make it uneven. The action is a little like applying shoe polish.

Then wipe a little further in toward the center with just a touch of paint on the rag. Likely you will then want to wipe those areas away with a clean rag, maybe with a little solvent on it, to reveal the base color and create the wider faded parts.

The base color has to be dry and oil based paints will work better than acrylics since they dry slower giving you more working time. By varying the pressure as you wipe away the top layer you will get darker and lighter areas. The grain of the wood helps since the valleys hold the paint and the ridges will be wiped away. Do some test runs on a practice board because there is a some finesse to the amount of paint and touch to use.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-15. Score: 2

It seems that the wood was painted black first and the red paint was applied afterwards over stencils, most likely with a rolled. So for this effect apply black paint/ink first and red paint/ink with an under-inked roller afterwards.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Have to disagree with that assumption...  
> **username_3**: @username_2 I think this is exactly how this look can be reproduced. Considereing that a weathered sign will not have added paint on the edges. Rather, the paint on the edges will have faded or rubbed off revealing the underpaint (black in this case)  
> **username_2**: @username_3- It doesn't answer the question and no one mentioned weathered but ok, if you want to do it the hard way go ahead ;-)  

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