How to Faux paint

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Faux painting looks great when done, but its a lot of work, and more expensive than painting a solid color Wall.  its a two step process and requires one and a half times as much paint, plus glaze.  Having said that its definalty worth the little extra cost and work to me. I didnt faux super heavy on my wall, i like it a little more blended, but to get a more exaggerated faux look than i did you just apply a second coat, or heavier coat of glaze once you are at that step.  Here is how you faux paint. First use paint tape to tape off the area you are painting.  next you apply your base coat-this is the darker color of the two colors you are using. roll it on like you would normally paint a wall, covering all the wall and corners in an even coat.  Let that completely dry.  Then take your faux layer paint and mix it with a faux glaze.  I like the Behr brand that comes in a quart.  Mix your faux paint color and glaze in 1 to 4 parts mixture, 1 part glaze, 4 parts paint.  I usually take 1/4c and do 1/4c glaze and 1c paint to make life easy :). Then apply it in about a 12x12 area at a time with a paint brush going in different directions to get a faux look and immediately rub off/pat areas with paper towels to get that faux look you desire before moving on to another 12x12 area.  If you wait too long to rub off the paint begins to dry and is hard to rub off.  This is where i stopped with my faux, but if you want a heavier faux look wait for your first coat to completely dry, then go over the area again using the same technique to get a heavier faux look.  The colors i used here were Behr brand, Saddle brown base and Chocolate faux.  A tip for choosing colors to faux with is to choose your base color that you like and the top code 1-3 shades lighter for a pretty contrast.