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How to Apply a Ragging Faux Painting Technique

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Ragging is a faux painting technique that provides both warmth and texture to any room.
Step 6: Continue applying the glaze and lifting it off with the cloth.
As you complete each working area, lay down glaze in the adjoining area, again leaving the edge wet to make it easier to join each segment together. Start working the lap-line first, blending the wet edge into the new working area. As your rag fills with excess glaze, re-arrange the cloth to expose new, clean areas of cloth. Continue to turn your rag and dab an even pattern over the glazed area. When the rag becomes saturated, replace it with a new one.
Continue dabbing the cloth in an even pattern over the newly painted glaze.

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