Paint Technique: Linen Weaver
2. Roll the glaze coat over an area about four feet wide, and then draw the brush through it horizontally. Every once in a while, wipe off the brush (figure A) so you are sure to be removing glaze from the wall ... [... more]
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Paint Technique: Grass Cloth
5. After one panel is complete, move around the room, skipping every other panel. Be sure to remove the painter’s tape periodically before the paint dries completely. By the time you’ve moved around the room once, ... [... more]
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Decorative Paint Technique: Woodgrain
4. For the second coat, apply a light, streaky coat of the Hasbrouck Brown mixture, and while it's still wet, drag and rock the wood-graining tool through it to create the knots and grain found in wood (figure B). ... [... more]
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Paint Technique: Woven Fabric
3. For each panel, cut-in with the glaze at the ceiling and baseboard, and then quickly roll the entire panel. Pull the linen weaver brush through the glaze from the ceiling to the floor in straight strokes until the ... [... more]
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Decorative Paint Technique: Strie
3. Almost as soon as that paint goes on, apply a fair amount of pressure to a dry brush (figure A) and drag it through the mixture as above (use the smaller brush in tight areas). Keep it dry by rubbing the brush ... [... more]
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Paint Technique: Faux Beadboard
4. Continue across the wall in this fashion until you reach a corner. If there isn't enough room for the squeegee, roll on more paint over the area just completed so there's room for the full width of the squeegee. ... [... more]
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Historic Faux Finishes
Figure A--Andrew Jackson wanted the restoration of his home to be economical yet stylish when he retired to Tennessee in the late 1800s. While workers kept it simple in bedrooms and other areas, public areas such as ... [... more]
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Combed Wallpaper Border
Apply second color. While the paint is still wet, comb through with the combing tool. Use the same curving motion but go in a different direction. Let dry. ... [... more]
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Paint Technique: Combing
3. Pour the top coat color (the satin finish paint), in a paint tray. Dilute it with a little bit of water to allow a little extra working time before the paint dries on the walls. Have the helper quickly cut-in at ... [... more]
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Vinegar Painting
While the paint is still wet, use various materials to make designs in the paint. Use crumpled paper, any kind of comb or even your fingers. Roll clay or putty into cigar-like shapes and "fan" them at the corners. ... [... more]
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Faux Marble Plant Stand
Before the top dries, pick up the paints on the sponge and apply them to the top and sides of the table in wavy areas (as opposed to narrow lines) in a "branch" design. If an area of the table dries before it is ... [... more]
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Malachite Finish
Using the combing tool(s), create a fan-like pattern over the surface (figure A). Make both full circles and half circles in the paint, letting the edges of the pattern overlap. Continue to drag the comb through the ... [... more]
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