Crackle finish question

[RLD]

Hello,

Does anyone know how to recreate this finish?

http://www.lamar.drncognito.com/temp.html

Is this really a "crackle" finish? There are dozens of techniques for creating crackle finishes out there, often w/ commercial products, or using a white glue undercoat followed by a top coat of paint & blow-drying. While sometimes I've had some luck, often they don't work well, or are inconsistent, & I've spent a lot of time experimenting & failing.

But there's something different about this finish compared to a lot of crackles. The patches of light top color are all "islands" surrounded by the rust-colored cracks. All the crackle techniques I've tried, if they work at all, create random cracks & splits, such that all of the top color areas are connected, not "islands" surrounded by the cracks.

So this has me baffled (and, unfortunately, fixated). Could these cracks actually be artistically painted-on by an extremely gifted painter w/ a lot of attention to detail, & not a real "crackle" finish?

And if anyone has any tips for a crackle finish other than the white glue methods that gives you consistent results, I'd appreciate them as well.

Thanks,

Lamar

 

[Xplorervoodoo]

Looks like paint to me...  :dontknow:

 

[Tonar8352]

That is easy to do with the correct material. The dark base coat is shot first and then the crackle finish is shot over top of it.

I have shot crackle lacquer in the past, the material does all the work. The material I had cracked differently than the one in the picture but it did the same thing.  Check with any quality paint store in your area and see if they can hook you up with crackle lacquer.

 

[swarfrat]

I agree with xplorervoodoo, that looks like a design painted or printed on rather than a true cracke "base coat + crackle finish"

 

[Steve_Karl]

RLD!

Welcome to the forum.

 

[RLD]

Thank you; I've been lurking & learning for a couple yrs.

 

[Steve_Karl]

I've learned so much from the generous people here.

Thanks everyone!