Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but is the very first step to paint the entire sheet with the Puritan Gray? It looks like you jumped right into painting with the Hot Chocolate at 00:25. Thanks!
Hi Vaughan, Thank you so much for your fantastic guide to the faux brick wall. I followed you guide step by step and have achieved a beautiful British victorian wall. I hope to send you pictures of the finished product in the next week or so.
This is EPIC had the same ideas for my gloss tiles in the kitchen before I saw this. Some effect only it won’t look like brick as tiles are gloss. Yet I’m thinking perhaps maybe a mosaic effect. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Who knows may even set my own channel up 🥳
That's awesome. Just have fun with it. The key thing with most of these finishes is finding a paint that will stick to whatever surface it is you're doing you're faux finish on.
Great video! I just purchased a home and they painted the brick fireplace a horrible institutional gray! I'm afraid of chemicals to strip so I'm going to do this to it to match the brick on the outside. I needed to know how to do the high lights and low lights on it. Thank you so much!
It's simply a brush with almost no paint on it and just hitting the bricks on the edge. I think the low light will naturally occur from the physical shape of the bricks
Just purchased a condo, and I'd been exploring various methods of achieving a brick wall look, without having to purchase and install full blown faux brick siding. I must say what you've shown here is a great trade off between a convincing look and cost-effectiveness. Also looks like a fun home improvement project. Question: as this would be a home decor application, could you suggest any "extra-mile" painting or texturing techniques that might help it look as good from, say, a foot away as from across the room? Thanks in advance, and I enjoyed the video.
Really the two things that make the huge difference is the spatter over the brick and grout filled by the chalky dry brush. Keep your spatter as fine as possible for best look.
Great video! This was exactly what I was looking for. Could you advise that the paint will work on plastic/PVC faux bricks? Will the paint stay on or should we apply some other technique?
Is there any way to make my white brick fireplace look like the bricks are blocks of wood instead? Is there a paint that when put on it makes what it is painted look like wood? Even if it is not perfect looking wood. I saw a movie where the brick fireplace was very dark almost dark brown bricks but it looked like the bricks had wood grain through it and it had a darker wood surround and mantle. It was really unique looking and different and have never seen it before. I would like to see if can try to do that to my fireplace but do not know how. Thank you...Jim
What type of Whizz roller are you using? Also, do you recommend a thick or thin nap for the large roller? Great technique, by the way! Can't wait to try it!
That looks amazing. I however have real brick that needs to be painted. I'm wondering if I need to use a heat resistant paint. But I love what you've done, and may use a similar technique on my brick fireplace.
I am thinking of doing this to my existing fireplace that has been painted white. Are the paints you use a flat paint? Also, you mentioned to someone about the grout being filled by a chalky dry brush? I don't see that step.
Actually most of the time I use eggshell finish, I find flat has no life to it. The last part is using a brush with a little white on it to high light the edges, much like if you took a stone and dragged in on a hard surface you would see a light chalky abraision.
I used a sponge to paint my red porch brown. I used three shades of brown mixed with water and everyone loves it, but it took too long. This method is faster.
The best way is to get a color chip book from the paint store and then find the stone colors you like from somewhere like a stone wall or such. That way you can ask for the colors by name.
super video man, but I dont understand from where I will get that bricks plastic sheet. What we call that thing? If I get that I would love to try your technique. please help
+dhanesh mane There are several "brick" products out there. The one I used is called vacuform. A process of heating plastic sheet and using a vacuum to achieve the shape. It is limited to areas of film production. Do a google search on vacuform in your area...you might get lucky. Same process can work on that terrible panelling you see at the hardware store. The shape is great but color is usually bad. May have to go from roller to sponge due to depth of grout in panelling.
Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but is the very first step to paint the entire sheet with the Puritan Gray? It looks like you jumped right into painting with the Hot Chocolate at 00:25. Thanks!
Hi Vaughan,
Thank you so much for your fantastic guide to the faux brick wall. I followed you guide step by step and have achieved a beautiful British victorian wall. I hope to send you pictures of the finished product in the next week or so.
Glad it worked out! Look forward to seeing the pics.
Vaughan Baker can I use this technique in a outside garden wall? thanks
Awesome video... ty for the tips... here I go!!wish me luck!!
Happy painting
well done! Looks very real
Nice one mate, I'm doing it over large Artex brick samples for theatre, this helped me to not to be so focused on the little details. :D
This is EPIC had the same ideas for my gloss tiles in the kitchen before I saw this. Some effect only it won’t look like brick as tiles are gloss. Yet I’m thinking perhaps maybe a mosaic effect. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Who knows may even set my own channel up 🥳
That's awesome. Just have fun with it. The key thing with most of these finishes is finding a paint that will stick to whatever surface it is you're doing you're faux finish on.
Great video! I just purchased a home and they painted the brick fireplace a horrible institutional gray! I'm afraid of chemicals to strip so I'm going to do this to it to match the brick on the outside. I needed to know how to do the high lights and low lights on it. Thank you so much!
It's simply a brush with almost no paint on it and just hitting the bricks on the edge. I think the low light will naturally occur from the physical shape of the bricks
Nice work severeness!!!
Just purchased a condo, and I'd been exploring various methods of achieving a brick wall look, without having to purchase and install full blown faux brick siding.
I must say what you've shown here is a great trade off between a convincing look and cost-effectiveness. Also looks like a fun home improvement project.
Question: as this would be a home decor application, could you suggest any "extra-mile" painting or texturing techniques that might help it look as good from, say, a foot away as from across the room?
Thanks in advance, and I enjoyed the video.
Really the two things that make the huge difference is the spatter over the brick and grout filled by the chalky dry brush. Keep your spatter as fine as possible for best look.
What you choice if you made this project in grey?
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This is amazing - I'm going to do this to a real brick, painted wall. Wouldn't you want to do the mortar first though?
Great video! This was exactly what I was looking for.
Could you advise that the paint will work on plastic/PVC faux bricks? Will the paint stay on or should we apply some other technique?
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Is there any way to make my white brick fireplace look like the bricks are blocks of wood instead? Is there a paint that when put on it makes what it is painted look like wood? Even if it is not perfect looking wood. I saw a movie where the brick fireplace was very dark almost dark brown bricks but it looked like the bricks had wood grain through it and it had a darker wood surround and mantle. It was really unique looking and different and have never seen it before. I would like to see if can try to do that to my fireplace but do not know how. Thank you...Jim
What type of Whizz roller are you using? Also, do you recommend a thick or thin nap for the large roller? Great technique, by the way! Can't wait to try it!
Fantastic!!!! Wow.
That looks amazing. I however have real brick that needs to be painted. I'm wondering if I need to use a heat resistant paint. But I love what you've done, and may use a similar technique on my brick fireplace.
Super nice!!!!
Excellent job!
Where can I find the molded brick ?
Are you able to give your exact formula for the glaze mixture, Thank you!
there is no exact formula, kinda like baking or cooking, add salt to flavor
What is the best way to seal the vacuform sheet to the wall?
Contact cement in liquid or spray form works great but you can also use a staple gun if you want to be able to remove.
Very nice
Thanks.
I am thinking of doing this to my existing fireplace that has been painted white. Are the paints you use a flat paint? Also, you mentioned to someone about the grout being filled by a chalky dry brush? I don't see that step.
Actually most of the time I use eggshell finish, I find flat has no life to it. The last part is using a brush with a little white on it to high light the edges, much like if you took a stone and dragged in on a hard surface you would see a light chalky abraision.
I used a sponge to paint my red porch brown. I used three shades of brown mixed with water and everyone loves it, but it took too long. This method is faster.
I would like to try this in stone (Gray) any tips on how to pick the colors...I counted 7 diff colors you used
The best way is to get a color chip book from the paint store and then find the stone colors you like from somewhere like a stone wall or such. That way you can ask for the colors by name.
super video man, but I dont understand from where I will get that bricks plastic sheet. What we call that thing? If I get that I would love to try your technique. please help
+dhanesh mane There are several "brick" products out there. The one I used is called vacuform. A process of heating plastic sheet and using a vacuum to achieve the shape. It is limited to areas of film production. Do a google search on vacuform in your area...you might get lucky. Same process can work on that terrible panelling you see at the hardware store. The shape is great but color is usually bad. May have to go from roller to sponge due to depth of grout in panelling.
Thanks man I will check.
i wanna to ask is this real break or it is maked by paint
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In this case it's a plastic version called vacuform.
love this! where can you buy the plastic brick molding? I couldnt find it online?
You can search for Craft Faux Brick Wall Panels, or 3D faux brick.
Good
WOW!
Anyone have any idea where to buy this from?
If you do a search on Vacuform you may find a supplier close to you. I work in film in Vancouver and there are a couple companies that produce it.
some want Fake brick, I want to get rid of Real brick , so it goes ...
too much work!