Crackle Paint Technique with Elmers Glue!

Thank so much for watching

[HollyMiller]

Hey Drew! 12 years later they are still making tutorials on It reminded me of the 1st time I saw this tech and had to go watch it again. I swear yours is the best vid I have ever seen on Elmer's crackle and have made many successful projects following it. Hope your living your best life!

[ashlyn]

I tried this today on a canvas and it worked!!!! I painted many colors on the canvas (left it over night) then painted elmer's glue all over it! After 30 minutes, I painted white paint over the glue and quickly saw results, but the real magic happened under the hair dyer. I loved the look, and it resembled the crackle nail polish a lot. Thank you for this video!

[amandajones]

Hi Drew, this is fantastic! I love how you can see the cracks appear - as if by magic - as you dry the paint. Thank you for a great video. 🙂❤👋🇦🇨

[sg]

LOVE the visual presentation of this technique !!! I can read instructions all day long but not learn anything...however this awesome presentation was a winner !!!! Thank you Drew Scott I am now a dedicated subscriber to your channel

[TheSouthernlady]

omg!! I am a fan of yours forever! i hate these on here who do the 30-45min videos and use the most expensive products out there..i am single on a budget and can't tell u how pleased I am to have found you and your simple instructions and am ready to get started..you have a new fan! for life...stay tuned for tha next project..LOL

[deettle]

Thanks alot for sharing this tutorial Drew, very helpful. Don't worry about ever doing a tutorial, no matter how many others are on youtube. I didn't know about this technique so I've never looked it up and the only reason I now know about it is I stopped by your channel to see what new video's you had. Love your channel...you are very talented.

[mcqueen]

SUPER AWESOME! Just received an old frame from a friend....looks like I got a wknd project. Can't wait to try this technique! Thanx so much for sharing!

[Craftingmomof]

Thanks so much for sharing!!! What a very inexpensive way to do this! I went out and bought crackle paint and I will not buy any more after this! The company that owns Elmers is gonna love me!

[danyllebailey]

I posted your video on my blog today to show my readers. Thank you for this tutorial!

[Theperilsofbev]

Best tutorial I've seen yet, thank you so much!

[margirogers]

Thank you! I have been trying to achieve a crackle paint finish for weeks and thanks to you I have finally done it!

[lavendarrose]

Ok Drew I have never seen this technique before. This is a way cool and inexpensive technique. My favorite.

[margauxngo]

I wish I had found out about elmers glue sooner. I bought the $12 jar of Valspar crackle glaze and it worked well on one project but didnt work for another project.

The first project was using an acylic base paint on wood, then the crackle glaze, and then a layer of latex paint. The first time i used the glaze it barely made any cracks. I had to reapply the crackle glaze thicker the 2nd time. So the thickness of the crackle glaZe/glue is essential to what kind of cracks you will get.

The next project was a large gessoed canvas with an acrylic paint base. After 2layers of the crackle glaze, i used spray paint. I was only able to achieve a small 1" patch of cracks on a 20"x30" canvas. I am not sure why it didn't work but I think it was related to thickness and the spray paint. The canvas texture may alter how the glaze lays on the canvas. Even with 2coats of crackle glaze, I noticed that the glaze didn't lay well on the canvas unless i just poured it onto the canvas. With spray paint it may dry up sooner and start forming cracks but you usually end up having to layer it to get an even finish, so you may inadvertently spray over potential cracks. I'm not sure since i didn't see any cracks forming while I was spraying. Another theory I have is that maybe spray paint will crackle better while the glaze layer is still wet as that one patch may mot have completely dried when I applied the spray paint. I won't be buying the valspar glaze again if the elmers glue method works. Luckily, it was only a test and not the finished painting. So always test to make sure the products give you the desired effect before trying it on your final product.

I'll try elmers glue and see if spray paint will work. I'm not too hopeful but glue is cheap and worth a try.

[ScrappingInJersey]

Hey! I watched this and did it. I used the off brand glue I had so I think it did not come out so great....but I tried and I gave you a shout out in the video on my channel. I just started a channel, but I have been watching you for a long time. You are so clear and so easy to understand! Love your work!

[kellyvcraig]

In the old days, we'd add the crackle surface, then rub artist oil into the small cracks. We had to keep rubbing to remove all the oil except what was in the cracks. This allowed us to put antique crackle surfaces over posters and prints.

[faithfulcrafter]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I wanted to learn this technique and looked up on YouTube howto create crackle paint finish...and there you were. You made this a very easy process. I'm going to practice today.

[frogangeldesigns]

Thanks for this! This is a great idea for people on a budget. Now I'm off to get some crackling done.

[slowdancer]

Great job Drew..I may try this on my Harry Potter book for my grandson.I;love all your mini book also. Have a great day .

[kjstewart]

Thanks, Drew! This was exactly what I was hoping to find. I just scored a couple treasures at an auction and was trying to figure out something to do with them! Anyway, your video is very much appreciated! :D

[silvermckenzie]

great tutorial Drew. I haven't heard of this technique before. Thanks for showing it.