Design folder spines with Marabu GREEN alkyd paint

File folders are often necessary, but not really an ornament. Yet it is not difficult to design them with the Marabu GREEN alkyd paint so that they fit into the modern home office or even become stylish accessories on the shelf.

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Marabu products you need...

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, cream white 072, 100 ml

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, apricot 025, 100 ml

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, cream beige 246, 100 ml

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, stone grey 169, 100 ml

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, night blue 293, 100 ml

Marabu Green water-based alkyd paint, cocoa 161, 100 ml

Marabu Pencil set Graphix, 12 x pencils

…additionaly things you need

file folder

masking tape

Tips and Tricks

The motif can also be sketched first with a pencil before painting with Marabu GREEN.

How it is done:

Cover the work area well and have the working materials ready. To achieve a clean result, first mask off the areas that are to be coloured with the tape.
Then prime the spine of the folder with a light-coloured primer. Depending on the colour of the file spine, several coats may be necessary to achieve an opaque result. The paint should always dry well between the individual coats.
Once the primer is completely dry, the desired motif can be painted on with the GREEN colours. Various muted earth and blue-grey tones were mixed together as colours for the motif.