- 1). Select two to three colors of paint you want to show on the wall together. Use closely related colors, such as varying tones of browns, for a subtle look, or choose coordinating colors for a more dramatic appearance such as red and gold or blue, purple and green.
- 2). Tape off any areas of trim around the room, doors and windows with painter's tape to protect them from being painted. Paint a base coat of color onto your wall using the lighter color of your paints using a paint roller. Allow the base coat to fully dry for two to four hours.
- 3). Mix your second color of paint with glazing liquid in a bucket using 1 part paint and 4 parts glaze. Apply the paint mixture over your base coat using short brush stokes without completely covering over the base color. Work in uneven lengths of strokes from 4 to 8 inches long and vary the direction of the stokes as you go.
- 4). Mix a third color of paint and glaze mixture as in Step 3 and immediately apply in short, random strokes over the wet wall and allowing the under colors to show through. If you aren't using a third color, then skip ahead to Step 5.
- 5). Use a damp sponge and tap over the surface of the wet wall to smooth the edges of the wet layer of paint and lightly expose the base coat from underneath. The mottled look of the wall should immediately appear as you work the sponge. Light tapping will make a more obvious multitonal look while repeated, continuous tapping will blend the colors together further. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly overnight before pulling up the painter's tape.
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