How to Paint a Pallet sign with an Ombre Paint Technique

I love a GOOD ombre finish, one that blends nicely--and I think I came up with one that works great, especially on signs.

I am sharing with you a 2 color ombre paint technique. Ombre means shaded or gradual in tone or color.  Most often you see it with one color and white added to make it gradually lighter.  I used two complimentary, but different colors.

I started with a sign I put together from pallet wood. 

 I decided the best way to do this was to double fist it.  Yes, I know, living life on the wild side.  I used a teal and a bright green color.  Other colors that would work well together would be red and orange or yellow, blue and yellow, pink and yellow, navy blue and grey.

If you are a paint purist and can't handle a little green getting in your blue can and visa versa, pour some paint on a paper plate because you will get a little mixing.

I started with the teal on one end and the bright green on the other.  And then on the next board closest to the green I added a little teal first and then green on top.  On the board next to the teal one I used a little green and then more teal on top.  

The middle board got an even mixture of both colors.  This is what it looked like when I was finished:

When it was dry, I gave it a light sanding and then used chalk to hand letter my sentiment.

I use white latex in a semi-gloss enamel.  This helps the lettering to stay white and not get "dirty" when you stain over the paint.  I use flat brushes for the block letters and a small brush for the never.

I applied Min-wax stain in Early American over all of it when the lettering was dry. 

I love how the ombre turned out and how the white lettering pops against the bright colors.

See another great paint technique HERE.