Dragging on Wavy Lines

Dragging on Wavy Lines

Dragging on Wavy Lines

Dragging is a paint technique that involves applying a base coat and a glaze and then dragging over the glaze to subtract some of it and partially reveal the base coat. Dragging on wavy lines is the same as basic dragging, but it creates a more whimsical look that may be appropriate for nurseries or children's rooms.

1. Prepare your room according to the instructions in Chapter 2. Apply a base coat of satin finish latex paint (see Chapter 4 for base coat how-to information). Let it dry at least 4 hours to overnight. Leave on any blue painter's tape, and tape any additional areas such as the ceiling, tops of door casings, or bottoms of window casings as needed.

2. Lay the rubber blade of the shower squeegee against a ruler and use a pencil to mark off the placement of notches as desired for your design. You may want small notches for very fine lines, or you may want to mark wide, widely spaced notches for bolder lines.

3. With the squeegee blade flat on a cutting surface, use a utility knife to cut notches out of the blade where you marked it in Step 2.

4. Put on latex gloves. In the bucket, combine latex satin finish paint for glaze with the glaze (follow manufacturer's directions). Stir well with a stir stick, and pour the glaze mixture into a roller tray.

5. Starting in the most inconspicuous corner and up near the ceiling, cut in using your miniroller; roll glaze along the ceiling line, down the corner, and across the top of the baseboard (cut in about 11 .4 to 2 feet). Work in a 3- to 5-foot wide section. Note: It may be necessary to use a small chip brush to work glaze into tight corners.

6. Working quickly and with a zigzag motion, roll on the glaze using your mini-roller in the area you cut in. There's no need to be precise with the rolling; the important part is to keep the glaze wet so that you can create the best effect.

7. Drag the squeegee over the glaze in the desired pattern, wiping it on a clean rag after each pass on the wall. For example, you may want wavy vertical lines, in which case you start at the ceiling and drag the squeegee down. Or you may want to drag the squeegee across the glaze in a scalloped or swirled pattern.

8. Repeat the application of glaze (cutting in and rolling on) and dragging off with the squeegee in 3- to 5-foot wide sections of wall.

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