| Paint applications that are designed to | | | | brush or roller; then you remove it with a |
| imitate other materials are called faux paint | | | | cotton rag.Rag rolling is similar to ragging, |
| finish. Different methods are used to apply | | | | except the shape of the rag and the way it's |
| paints, glazes, and texturizing materials to | | | | manipulated are key to the success of this |
| create illusions of fabric, stone, wood, and | | | | technique. This technique is something like |
| other natural surfaces. Depending on how it | | | | using a rolling pin. Hold the rag in both |
| is used, most often it is applied by hand | | | | hands and roll it into the wall. The paint is |
| tools with a variety of paintbrushes, sea | | | | deposited from the rag to the wall.Rag |
| sponges, putty knives, and cotton rags.There | | | | rolling off is a faux finishing technique |
| are many ways to vary this technique, and it | | | | that combines rag rolling and sponging off |
| really is a good idea to practice first. Here | | | | wall sections, thereby removing the |
| is a guide of some effects that you can | | | | finish.Color layering is a little |
| achieve:Sponging is the easiest decorative | | | | time-consuming, but it can give your walls or |
| finish to master. You can sponge with paint | | | | ceiling a combination of old world charm and |
| or tinted glaze on a color base.Sponging off | | | | new age elegance. The most important part is |
| is a faux finishing technique similar to | | | | to choose colors that work well |
| sponging. However, for sponging off, first | | | | together.Paper pressing is a fun technique |
| you apply the paint or glaze on the walls, | | | | that can give some very unique finishes and |
| then you remove it with the sponge before it | | | | textures. You can accomplish this by simply |
| dries.Ragging is a faux finishing technique | | | | pressing various types of paper into wet |
| that's a little different than sponging. | | | | paint or glaze and removing.Brush swirling is |
| After you try it, you'll want to rag | | | | relatively simple. All you do is lightly pull |
| everything. The paint applicator is a rag and | | | | and drag a brush through a wet glaze surface. |
| not a sponge.Ragging off is a faux finishing | | | | Which kind of faux paint finish you use |
| technique similar to sponging off. First you | | | | depends on personal preference as well as |
| apply paint or glaze to the surface with a | | | | drying time, workability, and cleanup. |