More Picture Of How To Make A Sign Look Distressed HD Image Size. Step 4 Sponge reddish-brown acrylic paint onto the sign focusing on the edges and corners. Step 1 Sand the wood and apply a good layer of paint.
When distressing vinyl with a palm sander go lightly and quickly. In the next step these nodes will be shifted at random to make the edges of the letter look rough and distressed. After the entire sign was dry I took my detail sander I use a Black and Decker Mouse and sanded down the entire sign.
You can choose some select spots to distress a little heavier with the edge of the sander.
If youre nervous try using a piece of sand paper so you can adjust pressure manually. Wormholes are familiar signs of exposure to nature and can be simulated with sharp tools without getting real worms involved. Jitter Nodes Next well use the Jitter Nodes extension to shift the positions of the different nodes. I use 16 or 18 depending of the sign.