Scene Painting: Marble

I used several different tools along this process to achieve the desired effect. For example, the initial base color of gray/white was done using a sea sponge. Then, there was the process of mixing several shades of paint, ranging from the black, to the gray and burnt umber. 

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Then, finer, small paint brushes were used to streak lines across the mat in a way that would resemble the cracks of color in a marble slab. A larger wall brush was used to sweep these lines back and forth so they did not stand out too much, thus looking more blended and natural. Sometimes, with the smaller brushes, I would slip part of the base of the bristles in the streaking lines I was making so the colors were never too uniform or bold. That way, there was some variation; it made it look like some of the lines of the marble had dipped back into the slab instead of all staying on the top (which is less natural-looking).

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Finally, I took a basic brush and splattered some watered-down white paint speckles across the piece to resemble the random patterns that exist within marble. 

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I had a lot of fun making this piece and learned a lot!