Understanding Texture
Achieving the right texture for wall surface and/or your painted lime wash finish
Texture adds character and beauty, sometimes less is more, not every polished surface has that cozy homely feel.
Limewash paints are easily added to rough underlying surfaces, but will also enhance a totally smooth surface due to the naturally developing colour variations.
Wall Texture: “ Can I lime wash my walls if they already have some texture? Would I need to skim coat first? ”
Lime wash paint will not change the underlying texture of your wall, it will only add colour.
If you are looking for more or less texture of your substrate (surface) you would need to either create more texture with another layer of suitable material or smooth it over with a suitable skim coat material.
After that you may like to take a look at our application instructions
The image below shows a lime stone wall that was painted with limewash paint. Similarly, you can paint over rough stucco or lime plaster.
Paint Texture: “ Can I create texture with lime wash paint?
Even on a smooth non-textured surface it is very simple to create texture with lime wash paint. Whites or very pale colours are not so suitable, but as soon as you get into some darker shades of colour this is super easy.
In most cases it is just a way to move your brush as you apply the paint.
The traditional and most common manner is a cross hatch:
But you can also paint clouds by placing paint in spots and distribute the paint from there in all directions:
Another way is the drag down technique, here the paint is just applied with vertical brush strokes:
Some people have created interesting finishes with a window washer movement, others by applying small circular movements.
