Spray-Paint Style Metallics—Without Spray Paint

Create Magic with High Flow Acrylic and a Spray Bottle

This week in the studio, I’m sharing a simple way to get a soft, sprayed metallic effect without going outside or dealing with harsh fumes. Instead of traditional spray paint—which really belongs outdoors—I use a replacement spray top on Golden High Flow Acrylics to create a fine, controlled metallic mist right through a stencil.

The result is a light, even shimmer that’s easy to control and perfect for adding one more layer to gel prints, embellishing papers, or working subtle metallic details directly into mixed media artwork. It’s a flexible technique you can use anytime, especially when the weather—or common sense—keeps you indoors.

If you love layered surfaces, gentle texture, and metallic accents that don’t overpower your work, this is an easy studio trick you’ll come back to again and again.

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