Preparation

• 1). Remove all furniture and decorative accessories from the room, or as far away from the walls as possible. Cover all flooring with drop cloths and heavy plastic. All remaining items in the room should be protected with plastic. Drape plastic over all curtains, sofas and furniture in the room. Secure with painter's tape.
  
  
• 2). Take off all switch plates and electrical outlet covers; place items in a storage container to avoid losing small items.
  
  
• 3). Open windows for increased ventilation. Bring fans into the room to aid in circulation; remember to turn off if the fans are causing the glaze and paint to dry faster than usual.
  
  

Over-Glaze Technique

• 1). Add a second coat of glaze in a coordinating color to darken the color or adjust the coloration. Mix together latex paint and glaze in a 1:4 ratio in a gallon bucket, and stir well with a paint stick. Use two to three different glaze mixtures on the wall to create different shades of color.
  
  
• 2). Randomly apply the glaze to the wall by rolling two feet by two feet organic sections---these sections should appear very random with lots of "veins" and "fingers" and not in a square or rectangle shape. Use small mini-rollers to apply the glaze. When using more than one color, add all colors to each section.
  
  
• 3). Blot the entire area with the designated tool. Pounce or dab the wall for different techniques. Use sea sponges, rags, brushes, and newspaper or plastic bags to create a visual texture with the translucent glaze.
  
  
• 4). Continue to apply the glaze, and manipulate it working in sections. Paint each section and move down the wall vertically. Move back to the top of the wall when reaching the floor. Continue the process until the entire wall has been painted. Do not stop the faux finish technique unless the entire wall has been painted. Stopping will lead to severe dark lines forming; these cannot be adjusted or tweaked later.
  
  

Stencils

• 1). Add a stenciled look to the wall by applying stencils to the over-glazed surface. Make photocopies of the stencil and place each copy of the stencil to the wall; tape the paper to the wall using painter's tape. Create a random pattern with some stencils painted on the very edge of the surface, even cut off at the ceiling or floor line.
  
  
• 2). Hold the stencil by hand, or apply with a piece of tape to the wall. Dip a stipple brush into the glaze. Rub off as much of the glaze as possible by swirling the brush onto a dry paper towel. Remember, an extremely small amount of paint is used with a stencil.
  
  
• 3). Swirl the brush through the open areas of the stencil. Remove the stencil and continue the same process until all areas have been stenciled. Look at the wall and decide if any additional stencil designs should be added.