If you mix a flat and semi-gloss 1:1 you should end up with a paint in the eggshell range. Mix the same paints 1:3 and you should end up with a satin. Experiment with small amounts to get the desired gloss.
Doesn't the amount of varnish in the paint make the difference?
Latex and acrylic (both water-based paints) do come in a semi-gloss finish.
You can purchase a semi-gloss enamel in both water and oil-based varieties.
Yes, you can
I've done it without any ill effects. It just dulls the semi-gloss a little.
you buy a pigment and mix it with the lip gloss hope this helped
If it is flat paint, you can apply the texture without any additional preparation. If it is a gloss or semigloss, you will need to rough up the surface with sandpaper first.
There are flat paints that are made to go over semigloss paint. Many inexpensive flat paints will peel almost immediately when laid over semigloss. The most common solution is to roughen the surface of the semigloss (sandpaper, sandblasting, steel wool, or trisodium phosphate). The actual requirement is to remove alkyds which migrate to the surface of some semigloss and gloss paints. The alkyds make it impossible for latex or acrylic to bond to the surface underneath. You also have to remove buildup of dirt, mildew, etc. Most primers are suitable for recoating semigloss. Read the label. A layer of primer followed by your flat paint is generally the best solution if the surface is relatively clean. Benjamin Moore Fresh Start interior / exterior acrylic primer is one example of a good primer for this application.
No, it will weaken the resin.
you can mix paint of different sheen levels provided they are of the same vehicle or base (i.e.. water based, oil based. Mixing a satin with a semi-gloss will still be reasonably close to an "eggshell" finish. The best way to know is to use the chart below and add the 2 sheen level percentages together and divide by 2.For example a low sheen (satin) is 20% sheen + Semi-Gloss which is lets say 50%20+50=70 divided by 2 = average sheen of 35% giving you an eggshell finish.Flat (1-9% gloss)Low Sheen (10-25% gloss)Eggshell (26-40% gloss)Semi Gloss (41-69% gloss)Gloss (70-89% gloss)
Kodak paper comes in a wide variety of grades, including both heavy and lightweight stock. Kodak paper also comes in many different finishes, such as matte, gloss and semigloss.