Introduction to Faux Painting

Series Summary

The word “faux” is a French word that translates to mean false. It is called false or faux painting because it utilizes techniques that enable the artist to emulate different textures and appearances. Faux painting is an easy, beautiful painting technique that anyone can use to add interest to traditionally painted walls.

In this series of videos, a professional artist walks through the different aspects of faux painting. She will show the tools needed to get started with faux painting. Some faux finishes require as little as paint, brush and a rag. She will also cover types of paints that are suitable for this technique. Watch as she demonstrates how to achieve several different looks using the same paint and different techniques. Even learn what mistakes to avoid when faux painting. With tips from this artist you will be on the fast track to faux painting like the pros.

Video Transcript

"We’re here to talk about faux painting, and I want to show you a different kind of technique. I like to call this one “Old World,” but really it’s a basic of any type of faux painting. You can start off with this one to get any kind of look you want. If you want to keep it simple, or if you want to go extravagant, there’s different things that you can pull into it and I’ll show you that in a little bit. But first off I want to show you a little bit about this wall. This is kind of what we’re going to go for today. And starting with this kind of faux painting, you want to have your walls already painted with a base coat. And the base coat primarily will flow throughout your whole house. It will be the same kind of paint that you would use throughout your whole home. Don’t worry about it if it’s too light, it will faux just right. This is the direction that we’re going to be going in, and I will show you the materials that we’re going to be using and the different techniques that we’re going to go through the entire thing. "