Let me show you how i created my faux concrete wall finish in just 5 easy steps.
Faux concrete wall paint effect.
Painting a faux concrete wall is easier than you might think and you don t need any special paints to get this effect.
The look is both soft and contemporary works well in urban environments and is still livable.
When the streaks are drawn onto the wall paint the final effect is something soft that resembles fabric.
Photo by genevieve garruppo.
Create a variety of faux concrete looks including off form pitted and smooth concrete to easily achieve walls that look like concrete.
Recreate concrete wall effects using this specialty acrylic faux concrete plaster.
Strie is a faux finish painting technique that is used to create soft streaks of color.
A few years ago i wrote about a distressed glazing technique which has a distressed feel to it a way we developed to add visual texture to your walls that doesn t like a stock rag rolling.
It s unique every time and in this example we re.
The added texture far exceeds what any luxury paint color can achieve similar to the effect of.
Apply a paint glaze combo using a roller and vertical strokes then drag a long bristled brush carefully down through the paint glaze.