Now I think we are on the same page.

First off let me explain a bit about painting with white. All white painted objects, including bricks and walls… have different colorations in the white.

For example: A house painter wears white, because colored clothing would cast a colored haze into the painted area. It’s like a reflection in a way. So if the painter wore colored clothing he would be repairing what appears to be missed paint spots or discolorations in the paint… when is actually just his clothing color reflection off the white paint.

So… when you are painting white bricks, add a little color to the white paint. Don’t leave them stark white, you would probably use some beige color.

Then when you add your white highlights, they should show up.

If your white highlights don’t “pop” the brick off the wall… then you will need to shadow more with the gray and black.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more answers.
Debra
THAT Painter Lady

I am trying to find out how to paint the white light on white brick…not the black shadow, rather the white representation of the light hitting on the brick.

I referred to it as a “shadow” in my previous email…my bad…wrong term for a novice brick painter.