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Faux finishing is the term which broadly applies to most decorative painting techniques. Faux finishes can generally be divided into four categories: Wall finishes, Specialty Finishes, Marbleizing, and Wood Graining. Common wall finishes are: sponge painting, ragging , color washing etc... Specialty finishes would consist of techniques like crackle, or metallic and patina finishes which are used on small items like picture frames or vases etc... Marbleizing is the art of replicating marble on surfaces , while Wood Graining is the art of replicating various woods on any surface of choice.

Wood Graining Basics

Wood graining requires the use of a "glaze". Glaze (in the world of faux finishing) is a translucent paint base that can be tinted to a desired color needed for the faux finish. A good faux finish glaze will have the ability to hold a pattern without creating a noticeable texture (such as a texture paint would), and be translucent allowing the various layers of glaze to interact with each other. A favorite glaze of mine is Modern Masters Tintable Glaze.

Start with a base coat

A "base coat" is a solid colored background upon which the wood graining technique will be applied. Base coats are usually various shades of "buff" ranging from gold buffs to warmer orange buff colors, other base coat colors are variations of red or coral for Mahogany to light shades of cream for Maple and other light woods.

The key to good graining is to do it in layers

A common method of wood graining is to put down a first "background" layer consisting of wood pores or cell structure over which a second primary grain layer is applied.

The background layer

There are a lot of different variations of background grain that the wood grainer employs depending on the wood he is trying to replicate. One common background graining method is known as "flogging" , which is done by lightly patting the wood graining glaze with the flat edge of the bristles of a Flogger brush. It is not absolutely necessary to use a special Flogger brush (although they do a better job), you can substitute a standard paint brush for flogging. More about flogging a background grain can be found at: http://www.paintinganddecoratingconcourse.com/articles/woodgraining-flogging.html

The primary grain

Once the background layer has dried thoroughly, you can lay down the primary grain. Common tools used to put down the primary grain are the "rockers" or wood graining tools that you see at many paint or hardware stores. Other tools are wood graining pads and wood graining rollers, both of which are commercially available - but harder to find than the standard rocker.

Liner brushes and dragging brushes

Individual grain lines can be drawn on with the skillful use of lining brushes or can be created "negatively" by dragging through the glaze with special wood graining brushes. Common "chip" brushes can serve as a suitable substitute for expensive wood graining brushes in most situations.

With a little practice, wood graining can and should look like real wood, both up close and at a distance. Practice the wood graining techniques on artist illustration board until the techniques are mastered and then move on to small projects at first, advancing on to larger items such as doors and trim as your experience and skill level improve.

Dale Slater is a professional painter and faux finisher. To learn more about all aspects of painting and decorating visit http://www.paintinganddecoratingconcourse.com

How to make eyeliner thicker at the edges and then thin out?

I know this girl and she does her eyeliner really well. On her top lid the edge of her eyeliner is thick but then as you get closer to the corner of the eye it thins gradually. Same with the bottom, at the edge its thick and then as you get to the corner it starts getting thinner. I'm sorry I couldn't be more descriptive, but if you know what I'm talking about it would be great if you told me how. She said she uses the mac liquid liner in a container and puts it on with a brush from there. Any idea what she's talking about? Thanks for any help.
also, what kind of brush do you use? do you have the name or number or something?

im pretty sure your describing what i always do, i get compliments on it all the time because it creates the illusion of having really full lashes. i use Loreal HIP color truth cream eyeliner, which you can get at a local drugstore. and what i do is start very thinly in the middle of the eyelid, about the place where your eyelashes start, and make it a very fine/thin line then just keep increasing the thickness as you go across your eyelid with the brush it comes with. by the time you get to the very outer corner of your eye it should be the thickest place. i hope this helped a little(:

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