When I was a young adult, I would buy ceramics to paint (not to be fired but just as decor) from a little shop in town. The lady that ran it taught me about painting and she was wonderful. Anyway the shop is gone now and I have not since been able to figure something out. We used regular acrylic paint, but the antiquing stuff we used I cannot seem to find anywhere since. I can’t find anything like it at all and maybe Im looking in the wrong place. It came in brown or black but was thicker than the paint and almost had a greasy feeling. It worked wonderfully. It even gave the entire piece a kind of shine. After it dried we would seal it. So my question is, does anyone know what type of antiquing medium that may have been? I have wondered for years and it just not occurred to me, to ask here.
maybe ceramic stain. That was popular in the 1960s and '70s (and possibly beyond, may still be available), came in loads of colors including antiquing stuff.
I was really into painting plaster crafts for a while many years ago and used this:
Here’s the amazon link: https://a.co/d/6rrUl3T
You paint it on in small sections and then before it dries you wipe most of it off with a damp cloth. It fills in all the creases with a nice aged look. I do remember it did seem to give it a bit of shine.
I hope this helps! Happy crafting!!
Rub and buff maybe? We used to use it for touching up frames. Came in mostly browns and metallic colors. This blog post has great samplw pictures…
It sounds like the shop might have been using a wax-based antiquing medium. These types of waxes are used to darken and protect ceramics and similar surfaces. They can be applied with a brush, rag, or sponge, and can be wiped away with a damp cloth. They are available in a variety of colors, including black and brown. You can find wax-based antiquing mediums at most art supply stores.