Texture Painting Suggestions

Texture painting involves working thickened paint into an interesting pattern that adds a three-
dimensional effect to a wall. You can use specially designed texture paint or powder and almost any kind of tool or instrument to create a textured effect. Use a premixed latex texture paint
to produce light stipple patterns, and a thicker powder texture to create heavier adobe or stucco finishes. To mix the powder texture with water, use a power drill fitted with a paint mixer attachment. Here are some ideas for texture painting techniques to help you get started.

Stipple Texture
Use a long-nap roller. For different patterns, vary the pressure on the roller and the amount of texture paint on the surface of the wall.

Swirl Pattern
Apply the texture paint with a roller, then use a small whisk broom to create a repeated swirl design.

Adobe Pattern
Trowel texture material onto the surface and pile it up in ridges.

Brocade Design
Trowel over the partially dried paint to flatten the peaks. Clean the trowel after each stroke with a wet brush or sponge.

Stucco Pattern
Dab, drag or swirl a sponge texture paint until you find a you like.

Two-Tone Stucco
Sponge on a layer of texture paint. Let the paint dry, then sponge another color over it.

Crows foot Design
Apply texture paint with a Brush it level, then randomly strike the surface with the flat of a

Stomp Design
Randomly press the flat side of a trowel into the texture paint, pull it away.