Faux Painting

Marble brings an elegant and sophisticated touch to any home, but real marble can be extremely expensive. Luckily, faux painting techniques can help create the look of marble at a price that won't break budget. You don't even need to be a professional artist to get impressive looking results!

Before beginning faux painting project, it helps to spend some time looking at pictures of various marble slabs to get a better idea of what will work for  number of different methods used to create the look of marble. Intricate designs can be time consuming, however, especially if this is first faux painting project. Additionally, elaborate patterns can sometimes compete with other elements in the room. If you are going to apply this finish on a wall, then consider a marble look that has less veins that softly blend into one another.

Tips for Marble Faux Painting Projects creating a marble finish, at least two coors of glaze. traditional colors used in marble faux painting projects are burnt sienna or dark grey on a pale ivory background working with black background, however, subtle shades of white and green are best.