" Faux painting adds grace and sophistication to any room. In this module, will show you how to create a faux leather effect. We'll use two different color combinations to suggest creative combinations that you can try. These faux leather techniques create striking textures and handmade detail which cannot be matched by similar wallpaper patterns. Both of these faux painting processes uses same technique in just two colors of paint. It's easy to do and the results are very rewarding. Here's how. We've already painted two coats of primer on this demonstration section of drywall. Your wall should be clean, sanded and smooth. Even if the existing paint is in good condition, it's a good idea to prime the entire room again. The base coat should either be a satin or semi gloss finish; never a flat or gloss finish. We're using latex paint here for both easy application and cleanup. Start by applying your base coat. Use a W pattern about two or three square feet in size to distribute the paint onto the wall in this example. We'll be applying a darker pattern over this medium green base. You can experiment to determine what combinations of colors work well in your room. Roll the paint evenly over the surface as you finish an area of your wall, go back to the area to even the application of the base coat with overlapping passes of the roller. When you've evenly covered the entire wall allow the paint to dry completely. When your wall is completely dry you're ready to apply the leather effect. The first glaze is made up of one part of semigloss latex color you've chosen, mixed with four parts of latex glaze. The glaze is a clear carrier that you use to make the color more transparent, and to allow you enough time to lay down the leather pattern. This mixing ratio is four parts of latex glaze to one part of latex paint. The glaze looks milky white, but dries clear. Stir the glaze thoroughly to blend the glaze and paint together. Using the medium nap roller apply a generous coating of the mixed glaze to about a two foot square section of the wall. Roll the glaze in a random pattern. Crumple up a two foot square section of clear plastic wrap, and then lay it out flat. Then, very lightly press the plastic on to the glaze coating. Press with the flat to your hand so that you don't transfer finger marks to the pattern. This plastic wrap was packaging for dry cleaning shirts but any plastic bag or wrapping will work. If there's more wet glaze to cover, apply an additional section of crumpled plastic wrap until all the wet glaze is covered. Then taking a dried chip or stipple brush lightly press the plastic wrap into the glaze. The random wrinkles produced by lightly brushing the plastic produces is the faux leather pattern. With the pattern set slowly peel away the plastic sheeting, being careful not to touch the wall. You can immediately see the texture from the first layer of color. Now gently wad up a piece of cheese cloth to comfortably fit your hand. Dampen the cheese cloth with water pressing out any excess water. Now lightly pat any areas that you feel that the pattern is too intense. The cheese cloth will soften the look. The result: A soft sophisticated faux leather pattern. Now you could stop here with -- excellent results but we're going to add another layer of color glaze for added richness and dimension. We'll mix up another eggshell latex color by adding a slightly darker value to the first color. When you paint a larger wall these colors would be mixed in proportionally larger quantities based on the area of the space you'd be treating. The second color layer will need to be more translucent than the first color layer, so we're going to add about 20% more glaze to the second color. When planning for a full painting project like this, it's a good idea to try your color and pattern ideas on small practice boards first before committing to covering an entire wall. Randomly apply the thoroughly mixed second process color over the first layer. Crumple a sheet of plastic into a small ball and then gently spread the plastic sheet over the wet second process color. Lay the crumpled plastic sheet out flat, very lightly pressing the plastic into the glaze coating so that it stays in place. Again, press with the flat of your hand so that you don't transfer finger marks to the pattern. If there's more area to cover, apply an additional section of crumpled plastic wrap to cover. Here, we're using pieces of white kitchen garbage bag to apply the pattern. Any plastic sheeting that will hold a crinkled pattern will work. Next taking a dry chip or stipple brush lightly press the plastic wrap into the glaze. The random wrinkles created by the light brushing create the new faux leather pattern. With the pattern set, slowly peal away the plastic sheeting being careful not to touch the wall. You can immediately see the additional textures and tones from the second layer of color. In this case, we want to just slightly soften the color, so this time we're going to use a dry cheese cloth to soften the effect by removing some of the second layer of glaze. You can remove more color with a dry cheese cloth than you can with a dampened cloth. The two process color leather effect has the same detailed results as a one glaze process but with a more pronounced pattern as a result of the second The two process color leather effect has the same detailed results as a one glaze. the one glaze process. But with a more -- announced pattern as result of the second place. So whether do you choose to use one color glaze, or you decide to use two the result is a rich textured classic faux leather -- pattern that adds a sophisticated look to any room."