Watercolor wall paint

Question

Can I water down latex paint to do a watercolor wall painting? Or do I have to buy specific watercolor?

Connie Phillips · Answer

acrylic paint does not have the same properties as watercolour paint and the hard surface of the wall does not have the same properties as watercolour paper. You could thin it out with Acrylic Medium Flow Improver to make it more transparent and while watercolour has a mind of it's own when it spreads across watercolour paper, you could imitate the look by doing a faux finish. Similar to creating a faux marble finish, you could use the above photo and duplicate this watercolour affect. An amazing artist, Mural Joe, uses house paint and specializes in murals and trompe l'oi (sp?). He has free instructional videos on youtube and he also has a question/answer foram.

Heather (New House New Home) · Answer

I saw a tutorial that used regular latex paint and it seemed to have the same effect as your picture.

Suzanne Crowther · Answer

HI Anne you can thin latex paint with water I am an artist and I paint in all mediums, I agree with Connie you are not painting on water colour paper getting the paint to flow mix and give that beautiful almost transparent look of water colour will be hard use a spray bottle with water in it ,it may help with getting the paint to run a bit keep the paint very thin almost like water and build the layers up slowly let each coat dry before you do another one and be gentle , you can remove the dry paint if you are to heavy handed hope this helps good look

Janet Pizaro · Answer

See if this will answer your question. www.ehow.com/info_803881_watercolor-wall-paint-techniques.html

Melissa Dawn Terrel · Answer

I'm not sure, but what about adding glaze to the latex paint to make it transparent. You can customize it and it will give you more time to play before it dries.

Sheryll S · Answer

I have used it with success, but it is very time consuming.  You do not want to keep your wall wet for long at all.

Jean Myles · Answer

Would love to see a picture of the finished product, when you are done.Sounds very interesting .Good luck

Brenda LeCloux · Answer

http://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/walls/diy-watercolor-walls-10974775 I plan on trying this one myself real soon! Good Luck!

1076041 · Answer

Me ha gustado mucho¡¡¡ me parece original y con un toque de elegancia...gracias por compartir.

Annie Doherty · Answer

I have used water to dilute latex paint when making chalk paint and it has worked beautifully, good luck with your wall painting.

Karen hayes · Answer

I found a link for watercolor wall painting that you might like, http://www.designasylumblog.com/diy-watercolor-walls/. I plan on trying this technique myself in the near future. The great thing about these paint designs is that they last longer & camouflages minor wall imperfections.

Watercolor wall paint

DIY: Watercolor Walls + Desk

Suggested Project Book

Don't Throw Away Those Popcorn Tins Before You See These 13 Ideas

Other

More

Watercolor wall paint

DIY: Watercolor Walls + Desk

Suggested Project Book