Metal Effects Faux Finishes by Modern Masters

Actual Metal With Acid Aging Patinas!


Metal Effects is a water based paint that contains actual metal particles in bronze, iron, copper, gold, and silver color finishes. With these you can convert almost any material to a beautiful polished or aged metal finish.


What this means is that metal sculpture and art can be created without the struggles of finding, cleaning, cutting, and welding actual metal. Avoid the hassle, weight, and cost of metal. Although much of my sculpture still contains actual metal as a substrate or additions to the art, much of my "metal" art is now wood, cloth, paper, and many other materials.


Do you want an aged patina on bronze? Or maybe old rusty iron or steel. Just brush on a metal base coat and apply patinas to accelerate the aging of the metal. Many combinations of colors and aging effects can be achieved with the large variety of base colors and patina colors.

Faux metal finishes are actually true metal finishes.

Since Modern Master's metal finishes contain actual metal, it is really not a finish but a faux substrate or material. Using a polymer medium such as Paverpol textile hardener, many different materials can be combined into a single sculpture or wall creation.

Once these materials are combined and painted with Metal Effects, they have the appearance of a sometimes mystifying construction of metal. "How did you do that?", is an often heard question about art created with these techniques.

Patina aging solutions

The Green, Blue or Black Patina Aging Solutions can be applied to the Copper, or Bronze Metallic Paints. These paint and patina combinations will create a beautiful, authentic Green, Blue or Black Patina. The Rust Activator is applied to the Iron Paint. This combination will create a real weathered rust finish.
Patina Aging Solutions and Rust Activator can be applied using a brush, sea sponge or spray by attaching the Metal Effects Spritzer Cap directly to the bottle. Baroque Activator can be applied using a brush or sea sponge (cannot be spray applied). Complete application instructions are inside Reactive Metallic Paint lid. Suitable for interior/exterior surfaces.

Acid blocking primers

The Acid BlockingPrimer (AM203) is a unique water-based acrylic primer. Unlike other primers, it is especially formulated to block Metal Effects Patina Aging Solutions and Activatorsfrom reaching the metal, wood, or reactive substrate.This helps prevent the formation of rust or otheroxidation products from forming under the paint film.
Acid Blocking Primer will also block out alkali salts,tannins, acid salts, or other unwanted contaminates from ‘bleeding through’ to the Metallic Paint film and causing adverse reactions and unwantedcolor changes in the oxidized finish. Acid Blocking Primer can be brush, roll or spray applied.

Patina sealer preserve the beautiful color creation

Modern Masters Permacoat™ Patina Sealer is a water-based 100% acrylic sealer that dries to a satin like finish. Permacoat is especially formulated to seal Metal Effects Metallic Paints that have been oxidized with Metal Effects Patina Aging Solutions and Activators.
The Permacoat Patina Sealer is highly recommended to seal the Metal Effects Rust finish on interior areas where there may be contact to prevent rub-off and exterior applications to prevent runoff of the finish onto surrounding surfaces.
Unlike other acrylic varnishes, Permacoat will form a film over acidic surfaces without cracking or yellowing. Permacoat is pH balanced to minimize the rust colors tendency to deepen in color tone when using other nonrecommended clear coats.