The art of aging walls is as old as Roman time. Even then they used pigments to color wash walls. Of course, they were not trying to age the walls, but they were adding color to walls much the same as we do in modern days.
But… what if you don’t want to age the entire room? You want to paint in those cool looking brick breakaways with a rugged looking faux plaster look crumbling the walls. You just don’t want to do the entire room with aged walls. What a dilemma.
Debra
I’ve not yet had the opportunity to use what I’ve learned from your video but as it turns out the “practice run” that I did on my basement wall before ordering your download was right on target. I just needed a little help in the shading department.
My only question is, when doing an “aged” breakaway plaster from the brick, can it be done on walls that are painted colors other than neutral/off white and if so, how do I make it look aged?
I’d prefer not to age the entire wall, just dirty up the brick area if possible. My first project will be a 1200 sq.ft boxing room in a gym owned by my sister. So as you can imagine, I don’t want to have to age the entire room! LOL The wall is now painted blue-grey.
This is a little tricky but totally within your painting power. The trick is in the fading.
The faux rugged plaster technique that is taught in the video really must be applied in full strength around the brick breakouts. But…. you can continue to fade the decorative painting until it is almost gone as you work out from the brick break aways.
The other trick is to use the same finish ( satin, gloss or flat) for all the paint. If the walls are shiny, then all the paint that is applied for the rugged plaster look should be shiny as well. The reason for this is, as the painting gets faded and sheer, the under color with just have a residue over the top. This residue can make the walls look dirty instead of ruggedly painted.
I have done the breakout technique both ways. I have left the breakouts without any faux painting around them at all. It was the business owners desire that the bricks be painted breaking out of new looking walls. Go figure.
Another student used the technique I just described and it turned out well, after a little coaching. As you can see in the photos, the faux painting around the bricks was done in a halo. After going over the steps again with the client, she got the fading idea and viola’ she has a great finish.
You can read more about this student and her faux brick success here:
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