Ragging Faux Finish Painting

A very popular faux finish painting technique is to add texture to a wall using a rag. Most faux painting methods require you to hold the rag in your hand. Not only is it messy, requiring the use of gloves, but it can get quite tiring on the hands after awhile. To add more than one color, the steps must be repeated. However, with the Multi Color Faux Palette and Tuck and Gather tool, all of that is eliminated. Now you can learn to faux paint the popular faux finish known as “ragging” in less than half the time that other methods take. Using colors that are contrasting makes for a more dramatic textural look whereas using colors in the same family gives a more subtle effect on your wall. If you apply a color wash first to your walls and then add the texture with the Tuck and Gather tool, you can achieve even more texture yet. Take a look at the suggestions for color schemes below. With the Triple S DVD Faux Painting Kit, the sky is the limit when it comes to adding texture to your walls with the added blessing of saving money on expensive plaster glazes.

In this bathroom we ragged on 3 different colors to match all the colors of the fixtures in the room. A great tip is to buy all your accessories first, then match the colors for the glazes you will use on the walls.

Get even more dimension by color washing your wall first, then after it is dry, use the Tuck and Gather tool with a rag to add texture in the same colors. See the pictures below to see how enhanced the look of texture is.