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the next technique will be doing is sponge painting -
but this is different than any other sponge painting that you may have done in the
past
now if you look closely at my sponge roller it's got big chunks missing
from it
the reason why - this creates the variation
you should take the sponge roller and pull pieces out to create a random
pattern which is desirable on the wall surface when you're painting -
pay particular attention to your edges making sure that those harsh lines are
left jagged when you're finished pulling the sponge pieces out -
Before you begin, you will need a base coat of a satin finish paint on your wall -
in order to create this look you'll want to apply glaze to the surface using a
roller
the most efficient way to get professional looking results is to ask a
friend to come and give you a hand by rolling on the glaze - while you finish up
with the the sponge roller to create the look - in this situation i've got my friend julie -
Julie will apply the glaze to the surface -
she will roll in "columns" so that the glaze will stay wet -
we don't want the glaze to dry before I can use the sponge roller to blend.
while Julie is continuing to apply the glaze, I will follow behind her doing the blending.
I begin by rolling a pattern through the glaze - I create
a pattern by rolling through cutting through the glaze i'm going to roll back
and forth
to create the look -
keep in mind the more you roll
the softer the look. -
so if you're looking for a real muted look, you will roll more - if you want a
Jagged and crisp look, you'll roll less.
you can go ahead and blend
until you're happy!
now as you're working on your surface
the glaze is actually transferring from the wall to the sponge roller - when
you're sponge roller get saturated - you don't need to wash it
out - just simply take it to a soft cotton cloth or paper towel -
preferably lint-free and download some of that glaze - then we're gonna need to
go ahead and continue on the while julie will go ahead and finish up by applying
the glaze to the surface -
again - like I said - keeping a couple columns ahead of me
and while she's continuing down the wall -
I'm rolling as well -
one thing that is different as i've mentioned before - The Sponge Roller
is different from the kind of sponge painting most of us have done -
in my opinion it's a very sophisticated look -
i think it's beautiful
so have fun painting with the sponge painting roller
thanks for watching