" Faux painting adds grace and sophistication to any room. In this module we'll show you how to create a variety of color wash effects. We used two different color combinations. To suggest some of the creative combinations that you can try. Color washes creates softly patterns handmade effects. Which cannot be matched by any wallpaper patterns. All of these folk processes c.'s use the same technique. In just three colors of paint its -- easy to do and the results are really rewarding. Heres now. We've already painted two coats of primer on this demonstration section of drywall. You're wall should be clean sanded and smooth. Even if the existing paint is in good condition it's a good idea to prime the room again. The base coat should be a satin or semi gloss finish never flat or gloss finish. We're using the latex paint here for both easy application and cleanup. In this example will be applying a dark wash over this light base. You can experiment to determine what combination of colors works well for your room. 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. And then roll the paint evenly over the surface. As you finish an area of your wall, go back and even the application of the base coat with overlapping passes of the roller. When you have evenly covered the entire wall, allow the paint to dry thoroughly. After the base layer dries you'll often find holidays are areas of missing paint. You'll get a better overall results if you give the walls another even coat of base paint before you start allow the paint to dry thoroughly. After the base coat is completely dry it's time to apply the faux effect. This effect is made up of two glazes, each made from a different color of latex paint. The first layer of glaze is made up of one part latex paint for color mixed with four parts of latex glaze. The latex glaze is a clear carrier that you use to make to wash transparent. And allow you enough time to lay down the effect. Thoroughly -- blend at least in the paint together although the police may look milky white now it'll become transparent when it dries. Put aside the first process color. And get ready to prepare the second process color. The second process. Mix the second process latex color in a ratio of one part latex paint, to 4 parts of latex glaze. You can use the paint manufacturers coverage recommendations to determine how much glaze and paint you'll need to cover the entire wall. Thoroughly mix the paint and glaze together. Are to wash places are mixed and ready to go our first glaze is a darker brown on the right. And our second glaze features a reddish tint on the left. Start with a two by two section of wall. And apply a very thin layer of your first glaze over the base coat rolled the first place onto the wall with a random pattern. This random pattern of applying the first glaze is an attractive faux effect all by itself. With the first glaze freshly applied, take a three or four inch cheap latex paintbrush and dip it into the second glaze color. Wipe off the excess paint on the clean cotton rag and then randomly spread the second color glaze over the wet first color place. Here's where the artist in you takes over. Apply the second process color and feather it over the first process glaze in a way that pleases you. Applying as much or as little second color you wish. The trick is to keep your strokes random so that the effect looks abstract. Each time you add more second color glaze wipe off the excess with a rag to keep from over applying the effect. From time to time stepped back and look over your work if there's an area that's too light, Simply feather in more color into the effect is even and on the other hand if there's too much effect or too much color, wad up a handful of cheese cloth and then lightly plot the area until the effective softened to your liking. Another trick to removing some color is to apply some more the base coat, feathering it in, bringing in all over the glaze. If you stop here you have a richly patterned faux painting effect. It features the angular brush strokes used to create the effect. To get a soft washed effect, dampen a clean cotton rag and water. And using a gentle circular motion wipe off the glaze. Depending on how firmly press you can vary the effect to your liking. But it's important to note that the glaze will only stay workable for about fifteen to twenty minutes. So it's important to work quickly from step to step. Keep rinsing and -- redampening the rag as you go. If this washed effect is what you're going for, you won't need to spend as much time as we did getting the second glazed effect perfectly balance just add the second glaze and start wiping down the glaze with a damp rag. Depending on how much you worked the surface this washed effect can produce an illusion of anything from a sandstone wall, to a watercolor effect. It's a very expressive faux painting technique. So using a base color and just two glazes you can produce three effects. A rich angular effect using the base and one glaze. Randomly adding a second glaze and getting even more depth and dimension. Or wipe down the glaze is with the damp cloth. And produce a variety of soft washed effects. Whichever affect you choose you can be sure that the result will lead rich detail and sophistication to your home."