Graywash and Whitewash
As soon as all of the sheetrock compound had dried, I did a easy grey wash utilizing a watered-down paint combination. (
I combined about 1 half Behr Cracker Pepper paint to 6 components water, stirred it completely, utilized it with a paintbrush, and instantly wiped it down with a lint-free rag.
When completed, I had utilized 2 coats of the grey wash. You’ll be able to see the variations under.
Nevertheless, I might most likely counsel doing simply 1 coat, since I ended up dry-brushing over the second coat anyway.
As soon as the graywash dried, I used a little paint curler to apply a watered-down white wash.
I used the identical ratio of Reserved White paint to water. I simply combined it up in a paint tray and kinda sloshed it on there.
Once more, that is very creative, so there is no actual technique.
As soon as I rolled the paint on, I took a lint-free rag and wiped all of it collectively so there have been no paint drips. It’s also possible to use your paint scraper to misery the paint to get a extra aged look.
Okay, as soon as I utilized the whitewash, I wasn’t tremendous joyful with the way it appeared, so I began dipping my rag again into the grey wash and rubbing it round. You’ll be able to see a few of that progress within the picture under.
After rubbing the grey wash again excessive, I simply wasn’t joyful. It appeared too messy and had a bluish tint.
Had this been on actual brick, I believe it will have labored slightly extra to my benefit. The brick dimensions have been getting a bit misplaced since I used to be working with fake brick panels.
