44 Beautiful and Useful Painting Techniques

Try these painting techniques as a cheap home accent to use trendy paint schemes for painting an accent wall.  These wall accent tutorials help to give you room painting tips for fun wall accent ideas for creating a larger-looking room.   You’ll love the painting techniques for interior painting like faux, sponge, and distressing as well as painting techniques for artwork including watercolor, oil, fabric, and oils. Using these techniques takes walls from drab to fab, and the best part is that they are quite easy to apply!

Tip Junkie has 264 Painting Techniques with pictured tutorials for you to beautify your own home. You can always search there if you’re looking for more pictured tutorials. {wink}

Painting Techniques

1.  Painted Wallpaper {tutorial} ~ Wallpaper is messy and can be expensive.  Learn how to create your own Ballard Designs inspired stencil and paint on your own wallpaper!

2.   How to Paint a Wall {Step-By-Step} ~ DIY Painting Tips, Tricks, and a Step-by-Step Guide.  I’ve learned a thing or two over the years and I’m happy to share my tips and a step-by-step guide with you! It looks like a lot of information (because it is), but don’t worry or get overwhelmed. Painting a room is an easy, inexpensive DIY project and you can do it! 3.  Painting Tips {how-to} ~ Learning how to paint a room: here’s 10 tips to help!  If you’re ready to tackle that long put-off project, here’s some pointers.  Even if you already think you’re a pro, check it out! There’s great stuff here!

Home Accent

4.  Toilet Paper Roll Stencil ~ This is a brilliant idea which may have you looking at your toilet paper roll in a new way!  Come see more pictures of this stenciled bathroom. 5.  Herringbone Color-Blocked Wall Pattern ~ This color-blocked herringbone wall pattern definitely makes a statement!  A major transformation for a laundry room.  It would be fabulous in a family or living room as well.

Wall Accent Ideas

6.  Stenciled Foyer Inspiration ~ This foyer goes from drab to fab with the help of some stenciling.  Come be inspired to transform your own walls with this stenciling technique!

7.  How to Stencil a Wall {dining room} ~ If you are thinking about wallpapering, why not consider using a stencil instead?  A gorgeous Ikat stenciled wall adds intrigue and drama to this blogger’s dining room!  Come see!

Paint Schemes

8.  How to Find Color Inspiration {paint schemes} ~ It is imperative to start with color inspiration when decorating. This post gives you FREE hands-on tools to translate your images into color swatches and shows how those colors can be used to decorate a room. Click on the link to see how it is done!

Painting An Accent Wall

9.  Chalkboard Wall {inspired by architecture} ~ Who said chalkboard walls are just for kids?  Come learn how to create your very own grown-up chalkboard wall!

10.  Painting Dandelion Wall Graphic {Art Painting} ~ Some of you may be intimidated by creating an art painting graphic on your walls, so here’s a tutorial that will break it down for you so it won’t look so hard. Always remember, if you make a mistake you can always take some of your wall color and paint over your mistake and try again. When you’re finished, you can set back and enjoy your peaceful windblown dandelion mural on your walls.

Painting Walls With Stripes

11.  DIY Magnetic Striped Wall ~ Not only is this wall gray and white striped which is oh so stylish, but it is magnetic! Perfect to host the lovely art or school work done by the kiddos or notes and reminders for the family. Follow the great tutorial to create this striped gallery wall in your own home!

12.  How to Stripe a Wall {without the mess} ~ Painting stripes on a wall can give a dramatic transformation!  NataLee gives you some fabulous tips to painting crisp clean lines.  Come see how she did it without the mess!

13.  Chevron Painted Pantry {before and after} ~ What was once a builder-grade, wire rack pantry turns into a gorgeous custom pantry with chevron stripes!

Color Accent Wall

14.  How to Paint Polka Dots {accent wall} ~ How fun are these polka dots?  Learn how to make your own template from cutting out a piece of cardboard and painting in the circles.  If you happen to make an oopsey there is a tip to fix it too!

15.  DIY Tree Wall Mural ~ Check out how Cassie painted this tree in her daughter’s bedroom.  She started out using chalk to draw in the outline, and swears by using a Purdy brand brush.  I need to check that out!

Room Painting Tips

16.  How to Paint Plank Walls ~ Whitewash was a thing of the past.  No anymore!  Learn how to whitewash plank walls using a 70/30 mixture of paint and water.

Interior Painting Techniques

17. How to Stencil and Glaze a Wall – Look at this gorgeous damask stenciled wall. Isn’t the texture phenomenal?! The wall was stenciled in white and teal first. Then, an oil-based stain was rubbed on. 18. Painted Wallpaper {tutorial} ~ Wallpaper is messy and can be expensive. Learn how to create your own Ballard Designs inspired stencil and paint on your own wallpaper! 19. Lazy Guide to Painting Fast Striped Walls ~ Aren’t these striped walls amazing?! Follow these simple time saving tips to paint your own stripes. 20. DIY Geometric Wall ~ Adding a geometric pattern to a wall is not only inexpensive, but brilliant! It’s a great way to accent a wall. Grab some painter’s tape and paint to get started.

Faux Painting Techniques

21. DIY Fabulous Frugal Faux Canvas Painting {Painting Techniques} ~ This project is perfect to do with your own images, posters or garage sale finds. These prints were mounted on plywood and painted with a painting technique using Mod Podge brushstrokes, creating beautiful faux oil paintings! 22. 3D Painting Technique {Painting Techniques} ~ Learn how to paint with a 3D effect with this painting tutorial. With step by step instruction and detailed images this painting technique is easy for anyone to learn.

23. DIY Art – Pears {Art Painting} ~ Create your own canvas art painting at home that friends and family will be ‘ooohing & aaaahing’ over. This project is simple, but it will look like you spent hours creating it. 24. DIY Faux Metal Letters ~ You definitely could have fooled me with these faux metal letters. They look amazingly real. They’re pieces of wood in disguise.

Watercolor Painting Techniques

25. DIY: Pixel Painting {Picture to Painting} ~ Use you digital software program along with watercolor paints to create unique art with this picture to painting tutorial. Just a few blocks of color were able to maintain the mood of the photograph even though the details were completely lost. 26. Easy Watercolor Portrait {tutorial} ~ These watercolor portraits are gorgeous and unique! The bright colors are fantastic. Elise says, “if you can trace an outline and color it in, you can do this!”

27. Chrysanthemum Watercolor Art {Painting Techniques} ~ Learn how to use masking fluid in this negative painting technique tutorial to define the subject of your art.

Sponge Painting Techniques

28. Sponge Painting ~ Sponge painting is a great technique if you’re a beginning decorative painter. It’s fast, it looks great, and it’s tough to mess up.

Antique Painting Techniques

29. Canvas Photo Transfer {tutorial} ~ Look at this gorgeous baby girl canvas photo! The colors and texture are amazing. When you transfer the image to the canvas with gel medium it gives it that beautiful aged appearance.

30. How to Antique a Mirror ~ Here is a fantastic tutorial on how to create an antiqued mirror. Place fabric, scrapbook paper, or pictures in your distressed areas and admire them as they peek through!

Rustic Painting Techniques

31. Rustic Palette Sign Tutorial {DIY Decor} ~ If your style is rustic chic then this is a fabulous tutorial for you! You’ll learn how to create a great piece of wall art for your home from pallet planks! Inexpensive to make and will look fabulous almost anywhere in your home!

Distressed Painting Techniques

32. DIY Tile Wall Art ~ Isn’t this tile wall art beautiful?! It’s tranquil, simple and spa-like. Decorative wood tiles were placed symmetrically on a piece of distressed wood. And, to keep the newly renovated bathroom walls free from holes, the handy dandy command adhesive strips were used to hang the artwork. 33. Glazed Distressed Art {Artwork} ~ Make your own glazed, distressed artwork with this tutorial. Make it as large or small as would fit in with your decor! This one is a beach theme, but you could make it your own!

Acrylic Painting Techniques

34. How to Make Abstract Art {Art Painting} ~ If you can’t afford the abstract art painting piece of your dreams, here are some tips on making your own. The most important tip to remember whenever you make your own art, is to keep trying different colors and shapes until you are happy with it.

35. Concentric Circles Canvas Art {Art Painting} ~ This fun art painting project is perfect for adding color to any room. This project can be easily customized for any color scheme and is easy enough for children to do. Bring out the artist in your child by letting them create their own art for their room.

36. Snowbirds & Blossoms Tutorial {Art Work} ~ Create personalized art work for your own home or to give as a gift for friends and family. This tutorial uses a simple dotting technique to create beautiful Ballard inspired art.

Oil Painting Techniques

 

37. How to Do the Wash Painting Technique {Painting Tips} ~ Painting washes does more than create a large area of color in a timely manner. With a few simple techniques, you can use washes to create depth, interest and rich colors in your paintings.

38. Traditional Portrait Painting, Step by Step {Portrait Painting} ~ Ever wonder how the masters achieved those rich colors and life like images? In this portrait painting tutorial you can follow along the artist creates a beautiful portrait of a child done in oils using traditional painting techniques.

Spray Paint Techniques

39. DIY Fish Scale Art {Art Work} ~ This is the perfect tutorial if you love the trend of fish scale art work. This technique is simple and you can create this art work in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors; the possibilities are endless.

40. Spray Paint Wall Art ~ All of these fantastic signs were made by sticking 3D foam or felt stickers onto a canvas and then spray painting the whole sign. Genius!

Wood Painting Techniques

41. DIY Stencil Wall Art {Paintings} ~ A simple yet creative tutorial using stencils cut with a Cricut, paint and recycled wood. There’s no need to spend money on expensive art work when you can easily create your own at home. 42. How to Paint Plank Walls ~ Whitewash was a thing of the past. No anymore! Learn how to whitewash plank walls using a 70/30 mixture of paint and water.

Ceramic Painting Techniques

43. How to Paint Designs on Ceramic Dishes ~ Take plain white dishes (dollar stores carry them) and buy special paint pens to customize your own look! Full tutorial after the link.

Fabric Painting Techniques

44. Geometric Pattern Pillow ~ Have you ever thought of painting a plain white pillow? It’s an easy way to get a unique cover! Thanks Ladies! I just adore these ideas! Feel free to grab my “I was featured on Tip Junkie” blog button. You earned it! {knuckle bumps}

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• DIY Stencil Wall Art {Paintings}
• Watercolor Painting Techniques {Painting Techniques}
• Chalkboard Paint Gift Bags (Craft Ideas}
• 10 DIY Theater Room Designs
• 10 Boy and Girl Room Ideas {share bedroom}

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Creating Memories that Endure,

Laurie

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