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Faux Rag Painting |
Rag painting usually involves 2 colors, one is your base
coat, which may be your existing wall color. The other coat
is a glaze coat that may be ragged “on” or ragged “off”. See
our article on Faux Painting for more information on glaze,
color, and the look you want to achieve. You can rag“ON’ for
a marbled effect, or rag“OFF” for a more muted effect,
similar to suede.
Tools: Buckets, paint tray, rollers, small paint brush,
spray bottle, sea rags or paper towels, ladder, stirring
stick.
Ragging “ON”
Apply your base coat and allow to dry. You may use store
bought glazes or make your own by mixing 1 part paint to 1 ˝
parts water, and 1 cup water based polyurethane to 1 gallon
mix.
You may add 1 part paint to 2 parts water for a more
transparent look.
Tip: Practice your technique on cardboard
before you begin. Paint your base coat on the cardboard,
allow to dry. Dip your damp rag into the glaze and pat onto
the base coat. This will give you an idea of the eventual
color and pattern you wish to achieve, and will prevent you
doing a whole wall over because you don’t like the color.
Technique: Dampen your rag with water and wring out excess.
I have found that I like using paper towels, as they are
easy to wring out and you can throw them away when they get
too much glaze on them. I recommend using rubber gloves for
this technique. Simply dip your rag into the glaze and
gently pat off excess onto a rag or paper towel, leaving
very little glaze on the rag. You don’t want to use a lot of
glaze or it will look gloppy. Start in one corner and gently
tap the wall with your rag, turning it in all directions to
get a random look. Frequently re-scrunch the rag to create a
random look. You can also roll the rag onto the wall, but I
found this more difficult to do than patting it. Once you
have started, you need to complete the whole wall at the
same time. Do a 3x3 foot area at a time, and overlap your
areas, keeping in mind you want to overlap an area while it
is still wet. Do the whole wall, then step back to see if
you need to go over any areas. You can cut a small piece of
sponge or rag and tape it to a screwdriver or pencil to get
into tight areas. If you are not happy with your finished
wall, play with it; adding more or less color. You can add
another color to make it richer, darker, grayer, more
golden, or whatever you wish. If your walls are darker than
you imagined them to be, add a little cream or white to the
glaze and blot over in a random pattern.
Ragging “OF
In this technique, glaze is painted on an entire section of
wall and ragged off, leaving a small amount of glaze on the
wall. You may use store bought glazes or make your own by
mixing 1 part paint to 1 ˝ parts water, and 1 cup water
based polyurethane to 1 gallon mix. You may add 1 part paint
to 2 parts water for a more transparent look.
Tip: Practice your technique on a cardboard before you
begin. Paint your base coat on the cardboard and allow to
dry. Next paint over your base coat with glaze and gently
dab at the glaze with a wrung out rag. This will give you an
idea of the eventual color and pattern you wish to achieve,
and will prevent you doing a whole wall over because you
don’t like the color.
Technique: Use a roller and start at the top corner of wall,
painting a 3x3 section. Dampen your rag with water, and
wring out excess. I like to use paper towels, as they are
easy to wring out and you can throw them away when they get
too much glaze on them. I recommend using rubber gloves for
this technique, or you will have paint under your nails that
you cannot get out. Starting at the outer edges, gently dab
at the glaze so there are no harsh edges, and continue
dabbing to the middle of the section, continually rotating
your rag to obtain a random effect. You will be removing
glaze from the wall, leaving a pattern behind. Continue
doing 3x3 foot sections, overlapping the color and making
sure the glaze does not dry in between. If the glaze does
start to dry before you have gotten to it, mist the wall
with a spray bottle of water. You will have to rinse your
rag in warm water occasionally to get rid of excess glaze.
Be sure to wring it out before you begin the ragging off
technique.
Do the whole wall as quickly as you can to prevent
overlapping dried areas. . You can cut a small piece of
sponge or rag and tape it to a screwdriver or pencil to get
into tight areas. If you are not happy with your finished
wall, play with it; adding more or less color. If your walls
are darker than you imagined them to be, add a little cream
or white to the glaze and blot over in a random pattern. |
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