How To Make Your Own Colored Paint Washes For Wooden Surfaces

 handbook-opener-stain-swatches-314-d111666.jpg   Credit: Yuki Sugiura

LEFT COLUMN: OPAQUE WASH This finish, which is two parts paint to one part water, reveals only a few subtle hints of the grain. MIDDLE COLUMN: MEDIUM WASH Combining equal parts paint and water makes brushstrokes less apparent. The underlying pattern will come into view. RIGHT COLUMN: LIGHT WASH Mix two parts water with one part paint for a soft tint that showcases the wood’s texture. Improve your painting skills.

handbook-opener-stain-swatches-314-d111666.jpg   Credit: Yuki Sugiura

handbook-opener-stain-swatches-314-d111666.jpg Credit: Yuki Sugiura

handbook-opener-stain-swatches-314-d111666.jpg

Credit: Yuki Sugiura

LEFT COLUMN: OPAQUE WASH

This finish, which is two parts paint to one part water, reveals only a few subtle hints of the grain.

MIDDLE COLUMN: MEDIUM WASH

Combining equal parts paint and water makes brushstrokes less apparent. The underlying pattern will come into view.

RIGHT COLUMN: LIGHT WASH

Mix two parts water with one part paint for a soft tint that showcases the wood’s texture.