Is it possible to paint terra cotta pots. I love the shape of the ones we have, I just don't want the clay look anymore. I am planning something more modern, like painting them black. If so, what type of paint should I use, can I use simple Tremclad black? Thanks.
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If you put a plant in your pot it is better to use an acrylic sealer before, 2 or 3 coats of paint, than 2 or 3 coats of varnish.
I paint a lot of pots since many years and they look nice and I put them outside.
The paint is not expansive in a craft store.
If you take plain yogurt and rub it all over the pot and leave them outside, you will get a nice aged/mossy effect.
I have painted pots for Hope's Garden for the last several years and we use the patio paints that look like the craft paint in little bottles. It is the best.
Our pots will be up for sale in Masonville mall - I think next month. YOu could check the Hope's Garden site if you want to see what the artists did.
If you want to participate next year - give them a call and they provide the pots and the paint - you provide the imagination and the artistic talent.
They is also a moss technique you can use but it requires getting a little of the live moss first. The results are nice as they look very old world.
Regular acrylic works fine.
craft paint is all you need
that I painted my terra cotta pots 3 years ago with Dollor store acrylic black paint...? They still look like the day I did them, they're in the rain, snow, etc... Didn't prime or anything! I did 2 coats.
have painted many terracotta pots....our paint teacher always got us to cover them first in a waterbased varnish inside and out and then we painted with acrylic paint....the reason for the varnish is that the terracotta is very pourous and it allows the paint to take without absorbing so much...but after doing that you could likely use any high gloss paint that is water based and even you want more sheen you can add a top coat of varnish after you paint them...hope this helps
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janetc
Back in my tole painiting days in the early 90s, I painted and decorated several terra cotta pots with acrylic paints. No problems.
and then go with the Tremclad - glossy works better if you are sick of the look of terracotta