My review of Kroma crackle paste

Here we go again with another test. This time it is on crackle paste made by Kroma. I bought this one because the other products that was available by Golden didn't have any directions on the container. Shame on you Golden this is the least you could do. Not the first time I have seen this on Golden's products either.

Anyhow the product spreads very well. I added on top of a painting I had done a while ago which I didn't really like. You have to apply it quite thick. It takes up to 3 days to dry depending on the temperature. After 2 days, it did dry and the cracks weren't that big but I applied some fluid medium on top and proceeded to add some layers of paint to see what it would look like. I wasn't really all that happy with the results so I kept on applying more colour. I still wasn't happy with the results so I let it dry and then added even more crackle this time even thicker than the last. It is now only the second day so further comments to follow.

The painting I didn't like with the first application

After 2nd application of crackle

Final version just waiting for resin finish

My final review of this product is that bang for your buck, it's expensive for the quantity that you get. I had to apply two coats of really thick applications to get a good thick crackle. This painting is 8x8 and I almost used 1/2 of a tube so this is not good for larger paintings. I will be testing the Golden version shortly.

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