Faux Finishing Techniques: Colorwashing

1. Apply desired base coat over properly prepared walls.
   
   
2. Brush glaze on with a color washing brush by making x's. Keep your edges jagged like a jigsaw puzzle. Work in small 1 or 2 foot sections. Apply 1 to 3 colors, only switching colors when the brush needs reloading. Blend colors where they meet slightly with the colorwashing brush.
   
   
3. Soften colors with dry cheesecloth by blotting or by dabbing with a neon stippling brush. Soften as much as desired. (A badger brush could be used to soften if desired, this technique is more advanced). Keep edges wet by not softening all the way to the edges.
   
   TIPS: Colorwashing where you feather out the edges is not recommended with Elegant Transformations. We recommend that you keep a wet edge to work with.
   
   Colorwashing with a colorwashing brush and softening with a badger, cheesecloth, or stippler works best in rooms that are cool and not overly dry. Higher humidity generally helps this technique work well. We recommend colors to be close in value and color family for best results. Metallics and whites should be used as a second layer, if you want to use them. If used with other colors, they will cause them to dry faster.