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Painting Tips Needed:Gradual dark to light texture Goadude 11-03-2006
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Posted by Goadude on November 3, 2006, 8:34 am


Hi:

I want to paint one the rooms in the house such that the paint texture
starts with a dark beige color at the top to lighter beige color as it
goes down. How does one do this to achieve a good gradual texturing?
Also it is too difficult to undertake?

Thanks,
Goadude


Posted by Charles Schuler on November 3, 2006, 5:05 pm



> Hi:
>
> I want to paint one the rooms in the house such that the paint texture
> starts with a dark beige color at the top to lighter beige color as it
> goes down. How does one do this to achieve a good gradual texturing?
> Also it is too difficult to undertake?

I have never attempted such a thing but will share with you what I would
try. I'd paint the entire room with the light color and then spray from the
top down with the dark color while adjusting the sprayer. Heavy on the
first pass at the very top, a little less paint/more air on the second pass
below that, and so on. The sprayer would be the key to this working. I
have no experience with latex sprayers but know that automotive types can do
this.



Posted by Malcolm Hoar on November 3, 2006, 5:42 pm



>I want to paint one the rooms in the house such that the paint texture
>starts with a dark beige color at the top to lighter beige color as it
>goes down. How does one do this to achieve a good gradual texturing?
>Also it is too difficult to undertake?

I think that's going to prove *very* difficult. At a minimum
I think you'll need some top-of-the-line spray equipment
and a lot of practice with it.

However, if you succeed, please be sure to post detailed
instructions because it's a really cool idea!

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Posted by jeffc on November 3, 2006, 8:43 pm



>
> I think that's going to prove *very* difficult. At a minimum
> I think you'll need some top-of-the-line spray equipment

No. Artist painters do stuff like this all the time, and it's not "fine
art". You seem to be thinking airbrush perfect - doesn't have to be that
way to look good.



Posted by mm on November 6, 2006, 9:41 am


On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:42:19 GMT, malch@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar)
wrote:

>
>>I want to paint one the rooms in the house such that the paint texture
>>starts with a dark beige color at the top to lighter beige color as it
>>goes down. How does one do this to achieve a good gradual texturing?
>>Also it is too difficult to undertake?
>
>I think that's going to prove *very* difficult. At a minimum
>I think you'll need some top-of-the-line spray equipment
>and a lot of practice with it.
>
>However, if you succeed, please be sure to post detailed
>instructions because it's a really cool idea!

I've seen it once, don't remember where, but probably some place
expensive. It was very nice. (Maybe it had dark at the bottom.)


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