Step
1 - Paint Your Walls
Paint
your wall(s) with two base coats. Allow at least 24 hours for it to dry.
Step
2 - Tape the Ceiling
Apply
tape to the ceiling and baseboard before you apply brush coats to your wall.
Step
3 - Ready Your Brush
Dip
the tip of your brush in the first brush coat of the desired color. Remove any
excess paint by dabbing your brush on a piece of cardboard.
Step
4 - Brush the Walls
Using
a stroke about 8 to 12 inches long, brush your wall at a 45-degree angle. Also
make a second brushstroke adjacent to the first, at an opposite 45-degree
angle, to create a herringbone pattern.
Repeat
this brushing pattern to fill in a four-by-four-foot section of the wall,
re-dipping your brush in the paint as needed.
Step
5 - Apply a Second Coat
Use the second desired color for the second coat over the
first in the same pattern, but be looser in creating your angles.
With
the second coat, the idea is to soften the pattern created by the first coat.
When you finish, move to your next four-by-four-foot section and repeat the
steps above.
Step
6 - Apply a Third Coat
When you have finished painting your walls, brush on the third
coat with the desired color randomly in select areas to create highlights.
Special
Remarks:
•
The
secret to this technique is not to apply too much paint. If your brush becomes
too dry and does not appear to add any paint to the surface, dip it in water
and shake well.
•
When
selecting colors, choose from within the same color family or those that are
tints or shades of each other, to ensure they blend well together on the wall.
•
When
using the dry brushing painting technique, keep in mind that you'll be using
small hand-sized tools, so your project may take extra time to complete.
•
You
can achieve the dry-brushing look in the corners with a few dabs of a paint
brush.
•
Do
not worry when the first brush coat is applied. It will be dark, but the second
brush coat will soften the look.
Meredith Woolfolk
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