Faux Wood Grain Wall Painting

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Faux wood grain wall painting. Create a faux wood-grain look on a table using gel stain and a wood-graining rocker. Cost $ $. Paint subtle limestone-look blocks on a wall, using latex paints and tinting colors.. Learn how to give walls the look of suede with this faux painting technique. How to Paint a Faux Wood Finish. A faux wood finish lets you create the look of almost any type of wood on a surface that is anything but that material. A special tool called a wood-grain rocker is the key to this technique, using two different wood-grain paint colors. Rocking this tool back and forth as you glide it. Painting a Faux Wood Grain: This is a technique I learned to make a decent faux wood grainwithout any oil based paints or fancy tools. I needed to learn this to paint a foam built bow for a cosplay. It's not the most accurate looking technique as there are some pretty good one… Traditional faux graining demands painstaking craftsmanship. But if you don't care to master the 18th-century art of hand-painting delicate veins and knots, there's another way. All you need are two colors of latex paint, some acrylic glaze, and a wood-graining rocker, which can cut shapely heart grain into wet glaze.
Using your wood grain tool drag the curved edge through the glaze/paint mixture wobbling it back and forth as you go to create the grains. Don't wobble it too much or it will look unnatural. Once your done, and happy with how it looks, let it dry. Fake the beauty and elegance of fine wood paneling by painting a faux wood-grain effect on a wall. You may opt for a single accent wall, or paint all of the walls in a room for a warm, cozy look.