Turner’s Milk Paint is a water-based paint available in 16 colours which contains casein (a protein extracted from cows-milk) from Morinaga milk and uses acrylic as a binder. These paints dry to a matte, water-resistant finish and can be used on walls, wooden furniture, signs or interiors for a streaky or mottled ‘antique’ look. The range includes 16 muted pastel tones which replicate the rustic appearance of early American furniture, and a series of water-based mediums which can be used to alter the consistency or the finish of the paint:

• an Antique Medium, which can be used to create a weathered, ‘shabby chic’ appearance to paint layers (especially those one wood or wooden furniture);
• a Dust Medium, which imparts a dusty, antique appearance to the paint layers;
• a Cracking Medium, which causes paint layers to craze as if they have suffered severe weathering;
• a Plaster Medium, for use under paint layers for a stuccoed texture, or for mixing with Turner’s Milk Paints for impasto effects;
• a Multi Primer, which will render smooth surfaces suitable for the application of Turner’s Milk Paints;
• a Rust Medium, which will mimic the effects of oxidation on a painted metal surface;
• a Clear Top Coat, which improves the durability of the casein paint, imparts a glossy sheen to it, and protects the colours from UV bleaching.

This is a 200ml tub of Turner Plaster Medium. It can be used under paint layers or mixed with casein paints to give them more body, for impasto style effects.

To use as a plaster, stir the medium and apply it to the surface using a palette/painting knife or a wooden spoon. Do not dilute it. Spread the Plaster Medium over the surface like butter then either leave the medium to dry or create texture by scratching it with a fork, dragging bristle brushes over it, or repeatedly dabbing at the surface with a wooden spoon or spatula. Apply Turner’s Milk Paint only once the plaster layer is completely dry.