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Faux
Painting Techniques - the way it is done
It
is evident from the past history that human beings have always
wanted to decorate their surrounding in some way or the other.
The reason can be anything right from ritual and spirituality
to simply enhancing the overall appearance of their environments.
It can easily be witnessed the development of numerous techniques
which are used to add depth and scope to any surrounding. From
the pre historic times till recently a lot of techniques have
been employed to enhance living spaces in a very beautiful and
unique manner. Faux painting is one such effective way of decorating
a particular environment in a very attractive pattern.
Few
of the popular techniques used for faux painting
Faux painting is done with a number of techniques each having
its own quality of finish and have a distinct process of painting.
In the next few lines we will be discussing some of the most popular
and effective faux painting techniques which are greatly in demand
now a days:
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Ragging and stippling – Ragging and stippling are
two different types of finishes which are very identical in terms
of technique where a paint or glaze is applied and then applied
with the help of either a brush, rag or newspaper. The surface
of application of both the finishes should be well cleaned and
a prepared surface. The ideal surface would be the one which is
painted by two coats of latex primer.
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Dragging – The technique would be the best one
which can be used to portray a very luxurious look in the bedroom,
an elegant living room or a sophisticated and formal dinning room.
The process involves simply pulling a dry brush or combing device
through wet paint to revel fine lines or pinstripes of the base
color.
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Sponging – It is one of the quickest, easiest and
the most versatile form of faux painting technique which can be
applied to almost any surface even particle board, and to ones
astonishments the mistakes done during the process can be easily
rectified.
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Color washing – This peculiar technique when applied
can give the surface a very rustic country look but are versatile
enough to set into any appropriate color scheme. The effect of
this technique can be observed most effectively by using colors
such as Venetian red, raw sienna and other natural, soft colors.
Also this technique to work well must be built up in layers.
Along
with all these techniques mentioned above, there are few others
faux painting techniques which are in use now days. Hence from
the above discussions it can be easily concluded that today one
can have their home faux painted by choosing the appropriate technique
and the desired colors.
There
are many more appliance articles in our paint
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
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