The final stage of application decorative plaster is its painting. After all, the efforts that were made to decorate the walls need to be supplemented with the original color scheme on a surface. Decorative plaster itself has a dull gray or white color, which is unremarkable. Such a room can hardly be called original and beautiful. In such a room you can feel like you are in a hospital. Another thing is painting decorative plaster in various colors that will organically complement the interior of the entire house. Thanks to regular paint, the room can be transformed so that it will be unrecognizable. You can make any fantasies come true. In addition, it performs two functions: decorative and protective. A layer of paint saves the plaster from direct external influences, temperature changes, sun rays and children who love to draw on the walls.
But the question arises, how to paint decorative plaster? What paint is suitable? Is it possible to paint in two colors? You will find answers to these and other questions in the article. Additionally, training videos will be posted.
Benefits of painting plaster
It is noteworthy that it is not for nothing that plaster is white or gray. Manufacturers make it in such a way that the finished surface is subsequently painted. There is another technique that experts use - coloring. The whole point is that when preparing decorative mixture A special paint is added to the composition, which makes the plaster colored. After application, it dries and already has color and shade. But, since a lot of plaster will be required, it is not always possible to guess the proportions and make the next batch slightly different. If we talk about ordinary painting, then such a trend is not observed.
In addition, coloring decorative material has several more advantages:
- Large assortment of products, with different colors. You can choose any shade you like or do everything in two layers. In general, any doors are open to you, all kinds of design fantasies will be easy to bring to life.
- Ease of work. Applying paint to decorative plaster is quite easy. Even a beginner can cope with this. Our advice will help you do everything quickly and efficiently.
- Ecological cleanliness. If you choose high-quality environmentally friendly paint, then you will have no reason to worry about the health of your household, especially children.
- Long service life, which saves both money and effort.
- Low cost of material that will not affect your family budget.
It is worth noting that you do not need specialized and expensive tools to paint decorative plaster. They are simple, cheap and easily available. Therefore, you will not have any problems completing this task. The main thing is to buy paint. But what paint is suitable for decorative plaster?
Choosing paint
The first step is to decide where the work will be carried out: outside or inside the room. Her choice depends on this. Both interior and facade paints are made on the basis of organic solvents. They can be:
- silicate paints;
- silicone;
- acrylic paints.
There are products for water based. All you have to do is choose the one that suits you and purchase it. To find out how many cans it will take to paint the entire surface, measure the area of the walls. Usually, on the paint can itself, its consumption per 1 m2 is indicated. For example, the consumption of facade paint is 160-250 grams per 1 m2. If you need to paint 15 m2 of wall, then the consumption will be as follows: 15 × 200 (average consumption) = 3 liters of paint. It is clear that this is an approximate number, since everything depends on the thickness of the layer. It is better to add 15-20% to this volume for reliability.
Advice ! A special feature of decorative plaster is its relief. The larger it is, the more paint of one color or another will be required.
One more nuance: when painting plaster in two colors, you need to buy 2 types of coating. It is applied in two layers, base and finish.
Painting art and its secrets
To make painting work easier and learn how to treat plaster with least losses material, you should learn some of the subtleties of painting art. To begin with, it is important to take care of suitable tools. It is best to work with a construction roller. They can easily apply paint of any color to the wall, while making a thin and uniform layer without smudges. And in order to use the paint itself economically, you cannot do without a roller tray. Thanks to it, the roller will have as much paint as necessary for an even layer, without excess.
Another point is the protection of furniture and other surfaces. This applies to indoor work. In order not to cover up windows, furniture, floors, doors, jambs, etc., it is better to cover them. Polyethylene can easily cope with this task. It’s better to take the furniture away altogether, if possible. When it comes to outside work, you can protect your windows, front door, and walkway from splashes. Having taken this into account, you can begin to carry out work.
Methods for painting decorative plaster
You should know that there are several ways to paint a surface. All of them are different from each other and allow you to make the surface more noble and refined. We will tell you about some of them.
In one pass
This is the easiest way to paint plaster. It all comes down to covering the decorative layer with paint of one color or another. To work, you will need a roller with long pile, which is used to apply the paint to the surface. All recesses and protrusions are processed with it. The result is a basic solid color. You can paint any material: bark beetle, gypsum plaster, Venetian, etc.
To give the surface texture, you can use one tricky method. You will learn more about it in this video.
"Dry brush"
This technique is a little more complicated and is suitable for relief plaster. In this example, we will tell you how to paint decorative plaster in two colors. To begin with, the entire surface is treated with one color, it is called the base color. Then you need to wait for it to dry, usually at least 2 hours. After they have expired, a second layer of paint is applied to the protrusions with a brush, one tone or half a tone lighter. A minimum amount of it is collected on the brush, and the protrusions are processed. This way the wall can be given volume.
Painting the bark beetle
To paint the bark beetle in two colors, you will need a high-nap roller and a rubber roller. The base coat is applied with a lint roller. All furrows must be covered with paint; it can be any color. After drying, a second layer of paint is applied with a rubber roller. Using light movements, work over the entire surface. As a result, all the recesses will be painted one color, and the surface another. You can learn how to paint decorative plaster in two colors in the video.
Please note that you can only apply paint to the plaster when it is completely dry. Depending on the material and location, the plaster can dry from 8 to 48 hours. Only after this can you begin to give it a different color.
If you want to make the surface original, you can use all kinds of stencils. They will help you create different ornaments, patterns and designs on the wall. Also, you can use masking tape to achieve smooth boundaries. They can break the wall into certain sections and paint each cell a different shade. Here your imagination can run wild.
Finally, the painted wall can be additionally treated with a protective layer of varnish. It must be applied to the paint itself after it has completely dried. Use water-based varnish. It is diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio and will penetrate into all the recesses of the material. It is better to apply the mixture with a wrung-out wide brush in 2 or 3 layers, waiting for the previous one to dry. Usually the varnish dries quickly. Thanks to it, the plaster will acquire an exquisite shine, the color will become more noble, and caring for such a surface will be a pleasure.
Conclusion
You could see that to paint decorative plaster you do not need to be a skilled painter who has many years of experience behind him. It is enough to purchase the material, stock up on tools and start performing the work according to the instructions. This way you can make your home original and attractive.
Painting decorative plaster is the final stage of finishing. Decorative plaster can be white or gray, with the exception of that which is purchased ready-made with the addition of colored pigment to the plaster mixture. White or gray plaster intended for painting.
Both façade and interior paints are used for painting decorative plaster. They can be based on organic solvents, which are silicate, acrylic and silicone compounds, or water-based.
If the plaster is to be painted, then before starting work, first of all, it is necessary to determine the area of the working surface. To do this, measure the perimeter of the walls and then multiply it by the height. It is also necessary to measure window and door openings in order to then subtract their area. Now, having chosen the paint, you can calculate its approximate consumption.
The surface covered with decorative plaster usually has a clearly defined relief. The higher the surface relief and the smaller the elements, the greater the paint consumption.
It is better to take for calculation the maximum value indicated on the paint can. By multiplying this number by the square footage of the room, double the resulting value, since painting is done in two stages. Then, add another 15-20% to the resulting displacement.
Plastering and painting walls, choosing tools:
For painting you will need the following tools:
- Roller with brush tray;
- Nylon cord (on a bucket of paint to prevent it from splashing);
- A small plate with spikes along the edge of the tray.
To paint plastered surfaces, you can use a wide brush, roller or special mitten.
Painting decorative plaster - technology and methods
You can begin any painting work on plaster only after the layer of plaster for painting has completely dried. This may require you to wait 8 to 48 hours. Drying times depend on the composition plaster mixture, humidity level and ambient temperature.
If there is a tendency for plaster particles to peel off or fall off, to strengthen the surface, it is advisable to treat the plastered wall for painting using a colorless primer.
When the primer has dried, you can begin painting over the decorative plaster.
Before starting work, you need to protect furniture, floors, windows and other surfaces from splashes and drops of paint. For this it is recommended to use a special plastic film, which can be purchased at any hardware or hardware store. When painting facades, such precautions will not be required, but windows and the path near the wall should still be covered. Before use, the selected paint must be stirred well. Paint is applied to the walls using a roller or brush. When painting walls with a brush, the paint is applied in both horizontal and vertical strokes.
Apply the paint first with horizontal strokes, then blend them with vertical strokes. To obtain an even color, it is recommended to shake it periodically with the same brush with which the paint is applied, so that the paint composition remains uniform in color and thickness during the process, and sediment does not form at the bottom. The roller painting technique is also simple. First, dip the roller into the paint and roll it along the spiked plate along the edge of the tray to remove excess paint.
Paint is applied to the wall from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top. The stripes of paint should be applied so that they lay on top of each other, approximately 4–5 cm. As the paint is consumed, the pressure on the roller increases so that the paint lays down in an even layer. You can paint the wall in one or two steps. In both cases, the paint should be thoroughly shaded.
You can get a perfectly evenly painted surface if you first use a brush when applying, shade it well, and then “roll” the surface with a roller. The most in a simple way painting decorative plaster is painting “in one pass”, that is full painting plastered surface, including all recesses and protrusions in the same tone. You can also try using a combination of several different colors. To do this, using a roller, a light base layer of paint is first applied to the surface. After it has completely dried, the protruding areas of the relief are covered with paint more dark shade. This technique of adding additional volume to a plastered surface is called the “dry brush method.”
Sometimes metallics (bronze, gold, silver) are used instead of dark paint. They are applied using a dry brush or a special mitten.
To soften color contrasts on a surface with a finer texture, you can additionally rub the paint using a mitten or a rubber sponge. The same technique is used to enhance the effect of deep relief or, if you want to give decorative coating antique look. Protruding details of the relief can be emphasized by applying bronze, gold or silver paint.
Using a short-haired roller, you can achieve an interesting effect when painting the surface of plaster for “bark beetle” type painting. Remaining unpainted, the grooves form a contrasting “bark beetle” pattern on the wall. This difference can be enhanced, or, conversely, muted, by first adding a coloring pigment to the plaster, and then painting the walls the same color, but with a different shade.
How to paint decorative plaster with a non-uniform texture?
Painting textured plaster suggests some features. If the plastered surface of the wall combines textured and smooth areas, painting should begin with the textured ones. Smooth elements can be painted only after the embossed ones have completely dried. If this point is not taken into account, then when applying paint to the entire surface of the wall, without taking into account its texture, loosely fixed particles of the plaster surface may peel off, sticking to smooth areas. After drying, when reapplying a layer of paint, strictly following this sequence is no longer required.
Dried and painted decorative plaster can additionally be coated with beeswax in order to give a matte shine to the surface.
Painting decorative plaster video material:
Labor-intensive work on applying decorative plaster deserves to be appreciated as a design element when creating original interior. This opportunity is provided by covering the facade with a monolithic coating applied in a wide variety of colors and shades that are offered today on the market of painting materials. In addition to its aesthetic role, the coating plays the role of a protective layer that protects from external influences of temperature changes, precipitation, solar radiation. You can also increase the degree of protection of a plastered façade by skillfully choosing a color - light colors will prevent overheating of the walls, which, firstly, will protect against premature destruction, and secondly, will allow you to save money when using the building's air conditioning system.
It is possible to give the façade original color without painting the material after it has been applied to the facade. To do this, a so-called tint (concentrated powder or liquid) is added to the wet plaster mass before applying it to the walls, gradually bringing its color to the required shade. It is worth remembering that when drying the color becomes lighter by half a tone or even a tone.
In this case, you deprive the facade of additional protection from external precipitation, but reduce the amount of work by eliminating the procedure for covering plastered walls.
Staining technique
It should be noted that not every plaster mass must be tinted before being applied to the surface of the walls. This plaster must dry on the facade. Let's find out how to cover a typical decorative or other material initially white. For this purpose, special facade or interior paints are used.
Work on covering the applied plaster relief on the walls should begin only after it has completely dried. This may take from 8 to 48 hours depending on the composition of the plaster mixture.
Some mixtures are cement-based and therefore prone to crumbling or partial peeling. To strengthen it, it is treated with a special colorless primer. It is also necessary to leave time for the primer to dry completely, on top of which the plaster relief can be painted.
Secrets of painting art
You can make any painting easier, including learning how to work with decorative plaster with minimal losses, if you know some secrets painting works. First of all, you need to acquire the main devices. If the coating will be carried out with a roller, then you will definitely need a tray that will allow you to economically dose the material on the roller and facilitate its uniform application. The tray configuration makes it easy to remove excess from the roller.
If the work is carried out indoors, then it is necessary to provide for the use of a covering protective material that covers the floor, furniture, window sills, windows, door jambs, etc. When covering a façade, protection will only be required for front door, windows, and it is also worth protecting the path along the wall from splashes.
Any painting is carried out with chaotic movements. This is required in order to avoid sharp color transitions and not create areas of the treated surface that differ from each other.
Coating methods
Let's look at several coating methods below.
One pass painting
The simplest method for decorative plaster is one-pass coating. To do this, use a long-haired roller or a regular brush to work through the entire surface, including protrusions and recesses. We get the “base” shade.
Dry brush technique
A more complex effect or the so-called “relief coloring” can be obtained if, on top of a darker “base” layer that has dried for at least 2 hours, a material of a different shade is applied to the relief protrusions, usually lighter by half a tone or tone. To use this technique, you will need a brush or roller with short bristles, onto which a minimum amount of material is collected (the so-called “dry brush” technique). The technique of relief poering allows you to give the surface greater “volume”.
“Volume” elements of the plaster relief can be tinted using decorative metallics - coatings such as bronze, silver, gold. This type of paint is applied both using the “dry brush” method and using a mitten by shading the top layer. Using a mitten makes it easier to achieve smooth color transitions. It must be remembered that metallics do not tolerate excesses, which always indicate a lack of taste. The purpose of bronze or gold is to just slightly shade the base color.
"Blur"
In addition to the “dry brush” method, a “wash” type coating is used. If the first method helps to emphasize the bulges on the surface, then the second highlights the depressions. The surface looks more advantageous if, when applied with a “dry brush,” paints of a lighter tone are used compared to the background. In the case of “blurring”, on the contrary – darker tones.
Coating a surface using the “washing” method is characterized by very large physical and time costs, because its essence is as follows: a layer of a darker tone is applied to the main background of the surface, which is left to dry for a short time, and then this upper layer mercilessly erased damp cloth from bulges. As a result, the dark layer remains only in the depressions, thereby creating a three-dimensional pattern. To apply a background layer under the blur, use good quality material resistant to washing the wall surface. For the filler, on the contrary, would be better suited cheaper non-moisture resistant paint, which will be easier to wash off from the surface.
Advantages and disadvantages of various methods
The results of both methods are difficult to evaluate simple comparison, because it’s just a matter of personal taste or the customer’s request. One thing can be said - it is much more difficult and longer to wash out the coating than to apply it with a dry brush.
The more textured the surface and deeper relief of the plaster, the greater the material consumption.
Coating can be carried out not only in one pass, but also in several stages: two layers of background color and finishing with a “dry brush” or “wash”. At the same time, we should not forget that excess material can distort the expression of the texture.
The final “accord” of any coloring can be a protective layer of varnish, which is applied over the layer of material after it has completely dried. Any water-based varnish will do (for example, Tikkurila, Alpina). Before use, it must be diluted in water in a 1:1 ratio, which will greatly facilitate its penetration into the cavities of the material. Ready mix applied with a wrung-out wide brush in two or even three passes with breaks for drying (varnish, as you know, dries very quickly). The mixture should be applied immediately to the entire surface of the wall, avoiding smudges. The consumption of the varnish mixture will be approximately 2.5 liters of varnish per 50 square meters. meters of surface.
The varnish will give the decorative plaster an exquisite shine, refine the colors, make it easier to care for the surface, and protect not only the material, but the plaster design relief itself from the influence of external destructive factors.
Video
What paint is best to use for painting decorative plaster? What tools to use? How to prepare the surface? What are the main stages of work?
The simplest and most logical way to paint decorative plaster, in my opinion, is to add the required color (color) to the pre-mixed plaster and then apply it to the walls of the color you need.
The second way, perhaps the most common, of painting plaster is to apply paint to an already finished surface. In this case, it is better to use water-based paints (acrylic, silicate). It is important to follow some basic rules for the durability of the painted surface:
- painting should be done only after the decorative plaster has completely dried (after approximately 48 hours);
- before painting, can be coated work surface acrylic primer;
It is also worth paying due attention to the materials with which you are going to apply paint to decorative plaster:
- you can use a wide brush, roller or, for example, a special mitten;
- Using a brush or roller, as a rule, uniform painting of the working surface is carried out;
- also, using a rubber sponge or mitten, you can create an interesting pattern, the texture of the plastered surface, by rubbing the paint;
- You can also make decorative plaster voluminous by combining the sequence of surface painting:
A lot depends on the type and texture of decorative plaster, because the main thing is to know what effect you want to achieve when painting. As for paints, they can be water-based or organic-based, it all depends on your desire and wallet.
The choice of tools depends on the relief of the decorative plaster and on the desired result; painting is usually done with a roller or brush, but in special cases sponges, grouting cloths, spatulas with a comb or other working tools are used.
Preparing the surface of decorative plaster requires treatment with a colorless primer for better adhesion of the paint to the plaster; after the primer has dried, you can begin painting. If you want to get a well-painted surface, apply the paint with a brush, filling all the reliefs, and then roll it with a roller. If you want to have a non-uniformly painted surface, start painting with a roller and then dry with a sponge.
Types of painting decorative plaster depend on its texture and design that you want to have on the walls of your house or apartment, and the paint can be any, from water-based to enamel alkyd based. Alkyd enamel works well on decorative plaster for interior work Alpina Mattlatex, after painting the walls can be washed, is therefore suitable for finishing bathrooms, kitchens and balconies.
It's very easy to paint! For this they use water-based paint, long-haired paint rollers, brushes and, as an industrial option, a spray bottle.
Preparation involves removing debris and dust from the surface; you can wipe it off with a broom or rag, or you can blow it off with a vacuum cleaner or spray bottle.
When painting, first paint over hard to reach places These are corners, elements of decorative designs, small places, as well as places around doors, windows and other objects.
If you paint with a monochromatic shade, then in principle the movements do not matter, but if you purchased expensive iridescent or tinted/structured paint, then you must paint with movements in one direction!
Don’t rush to cover it up right away, it’s better to go over it with a thin layer, let it dry, look at the gaps and sagging in the color, paint again with a thin layer, let it dry and finish the job with another control layer for problematic areas.
The question is not specified; there are a lot of decorative plasters, and accordingly, they are all painted differently. For example, pebble plaster such as “lamb” and “bark beetle” can be painted with a roller or spray. 
For painting, façade acrylic and silicone paints are suitable; if indoors, interior paints and varnishes are suitable. If the "bark beetle" is painted in two layers different colors then you can get an interesting texture.
Here is the "Manna" type plaster
By painting the plaster with a brush you can also get an excellent pattern. 
How to paint decorative plaster - the final stage of finishing a room? This coating is white or gray, with the exception of those purchased in ready-to-use form, where a colored pigment is added. Plaster white or gray intended for painting. This article will tell you how to paint decorative plaster.
For most, plaster is a solution of high-quality sand and cement, used to seal cracks, unevenness, and other defects and level the walls for further wallpapering and painting. But after adding dye to it, the material takes on a modern look for room decor. There are several types of plaster.
She may be:
- Structural(cm.). This:
- "bark beetle";
- "fur coat".
The material has a peculiar appearance; after processing, the surface becomes heterogeneous and grainy. The basis of the composition is quartz granules, which can be coarse-grained or fine-grained. The size of the structural grain can range from 0.5 to 3.2 millimeters.
- Invoice(cm.). In its raw state, it resembles a white mass of dough, which can be tinted and then coated with paint after finishing. Its main advantage is its plasticity, which allows you to create various effects:
- beautiful bas-reliefs;
- panel
- "Venetian"(cm.). This universal material, capable of imitating stones on one side valuable species, and on the other hand, designers use it when creating images and other decors on the walls. There are certain difficulties in working with this coating: application is carried out in several layers, then grouting is done.
- Mineral(cm.). It is based on crumbs, which are often used when decorating rooms. Material Features:
- durability;
- environmental friendliness;
- small price.
Features of applying decorative plaster are:
- Plaster containing coarse filler must be applied only by hand.
- Liquid materials should not be diluted with water.
- Water-based plaster is less toxic, but it is quite sensitive to the environment.
- It is too difficult to apply marble chips by hand; the structure of the material may be lost during the coating process.
- A composition with high adhesion readings may peel off from the surface due to loss of coating strength.
What are the methods for painting plaster?
Advice: It must be borne in mind that not all plaster compositions can be tinted before applying it to the surface. Such plaster always needs to be painted after application and then drying on the facade.
Decorative plaster for painting in white color is painted with special facade or other paints.
Tip: Painting decorative plaster on walls should be done only after it has completely dried. This may take up to 48 hours, depending on the composition of the solution.
Cement-based mixtures are prone to coating shedding or peeling in some places.
To strengthen the coating before painting, you should:
- Treat with a special colorless primer.
- Allow the primer to dry completely.
- Paint the relief plaster.
A few painting secrets to make painting easier:
- Buy necessary equipment and tools.
- , you will need a tray. This will allow you to use paint sparingly and make it easier to distribute it onto the plaster more evenly. Using the tray you can easily remove excess paint from the roller.
- When painting the surface indoors, it is necessary to provide for the laying of a protective protective layer that covers floors, furniture, windows, and door jambs.
- When painting the facade, protection is needed for windows, the front door, and to protect the path that runs along the wall being painted from paint.
- Painting should be carried out with chaotic movements so that there are no sharp transitions of shades and different areas of the painted surface.
There are several ways to paint the material:
- Painting in one pass. This is the simplest method of painting decorative plaster. In this case, with a long-haired roller or a regular brush, all surfaces are painted, including recesses and protrusions. You will get a “base” shade.
- Dry brush painting.
This rather complex effect (relief coloring) is obtained if, after a darker base coat has dried for at least two hours, a composition of a different shade, usually half a tone lighter, is applied to the protruding reliefs. Painting is done with a brush or roller with small bristles. A minimum of paint is applied to them - the “dry brush” technique. This relief painting technique gives the surface greater “volume”.
You can tint the “volumetric” elements of the relief layer with decorative metallics:
- bronze;
- silver;
- golden.
These types of paints are applied:
- dry brush method;
- with a mitten, shading the decorative layer. Using a mitten makes it easier to achieve smooth color transitions.
Tip: Metallics do not tolerate any excesses. This will indicate a lack of taste on the part of the owner of the house. Bronze or gold can only slightly shade the base color.
- "Blur"
Unlike dry brushing, this method highlights the depressions. After painting with your own hands, the surface will look more advantageous when applying paint in the depressions of a darker tone, compared to the background.
The essence of the “blurring” method is as follows:
- a darker layer of paint is applied to the surface;
- remains for a short time to dry;
- This top layer is wiped off with a damp rag from the raised plaster.
After this, the dark layer will remain only in the depressions, which will create a three-dimensional pattern.
Tip: The background layer for washing is done with good quality paint that is resistant to wall washing. For the filler, you should use a cheaper paint that is not resistant to moisture and is easily washed off from the surface of the plaster.
After watching the video, painting decorative plaster in any way can be done faster, taking into account all the nuances of the operation.
The last “chord” when painting plaster is to apply a protective layer of varnish over the paint layer after it has completely dried, as in the photo.
For plaster, you can use any varnish that is based on water.
For this:
- Before use, the varnish is diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio, this greatly facilitates its penetration into the cavities of the plaster.
- The finished composition is applied to the surface with a wrung-out wide brush in two or three passes, without taking into account drying breaks.
Tip: The mixture should be applied to the entire surface at once, avoiding any smudges on the wall.
- The consumption of the varnish composition is approximately 2.5 liters per 50 square meters.
- Varnish for decorative plaster:
- adds exquisite shine;
- makes the color more noble:
- facilitates surface care;
- protects against the influence of atmospheric factors that destroy paint and plaster design relief.
How to paint plaster
After the decorative plaster for painting the walls has been applied, a set of tools has been prepared, and you can begin painting.
The instructions for performing the work are as follows:
- If the base on the surface is not strong enough, it must be strengthened with special colorless primers.
- The base is dried.
- The walls are being painted.
- The paint in the jar is carefully mixed well.
- A small amount is poured into a plastic tray.
- Floors and furniture are covered with plastic film.
- Paint is applied:
- with a brush in the vertical and horizontal directions;
- roller vertically from bottom to top, overlapping the previous strip by 5 centimeters, which will allow the coating to be applied without the formation of unpainted areas. If necessary, increase the pressure on the roller, which will allow you to obtain a uniform coating against the overall background.
Tip: During the work process, you should periodically shake the paint with a brush to avoid the formation of a frozen film on the surface.
Is it possible to paint decorative plaster with a spray gun?
To reduce paint consumption, make the surface better, without smudges or sharp transitions of stripes, it is better to use a spray gun to apply decorative plaster. This special device, with the help of which paint is sprayed over the surface in a dense stream.
How to properly apply varnishes, paints, decorative plasters and their types will be shown in detail in the video in this article. High-quality and correctly applied paint on decorative plaster gives the walls an original and beautiful look.
is the final stage of finishing the plastered surface. Ultimately, the overall impression of the plastered surface depends on how well the painting is done.
This stage is extremely important, so this material we will devote ourselves entirely to technology .
So why? paint plaster?
- Firstly, as we said above, painting plaster will allow you to create a unique design image of your interior or facade. The choice of color directly depends on your imagination and your sense of beauty.
- Secondly, and importantly, facade paint provides external influences– moisture, temperature changes, ultraviolet radiation.
- In addition, light facade paint prevents excessive heating of the building walls on a hot summer day - which will allow you to significantly save on air conditioning.
As you can see, painting decorative plaster , in addition to purely design advantages, carries with it quite practical functions. Competent and high-quality painting will make the already obvious advantages of monolithic plaster even more striking.
White and colored plaster
Beginning plastering work, you will inevitably be faced with the question of which decorative plaster to choose: white (suitable for further painting) or colored (including a tinting component).
Indeed, in addition to the actual painting, it is possible to immediately apply a colored plaster composition to the wall. To do this, add color to the plaster mixture and mix thoroughly.
Note! The tinting component should be selected in the same place where you purchase the plaster base for body-painted decorative plaster. When choosing, take into account the fact that after drying, the color of such plaster will become half a tone lighter.
Plaster, tinted in mass
After the tinting of the plaster composition has been completed, you can begin leveling the walls with plaster.
However, some types of decorative plaster do not require coloring in the mass.
Therefore, after applying them it is necessary to paint. For painting, various interior or facade paints are used, which are applied directly to the white plaster.
However, in addition to painting white plaster, it is also possible to paint individual sections of plaster that are tinted in the mixture. This combination of methods can give a very interesting design effect.
Technique painting decorative plaster
Now that we have understood the types of decorative plaster, it’s time to answer the question - how paint decorative plaster?
Painting decorative plaster is done as follows:
- Any work on You can start only after the plastered walls have completely dried. To do this, after finishing the formation of the decorative relief on the plastered surface, we wait from 8 to 48 hours. The time until complete drying depends on the composition of the plaster mixture.
- If the plastered surface has a tendency to crumble or peel off particles of plaster (sometimes cement-based plasters suffer from this), to strengthen the surface, treat the plastered wall with a colorless primer for painting.
- After the primer has dried, we proceed directly to painting the decorative plaster.
In order for the painting to be not only successful, but also with minimal inconvenience, it is necessary to acquire several devices that will greatly facilitate our painting work:
- If we plan to paint with a roller, then it is better to purchase a special paint tray. By pouring paint into such a tray, we will save ourselves from the need to scoop paint from the can with a brush, or try to squeeze a roller into the can.
Paint tray
- A special plate with spikes on the edge of the tray will allow us to quickly and effectively remove excess paint from the roller.
- If you plan to paint with a brush, then a nylon cord stretched over a bucket of paint will help to avoid splashing of excess paint. We will use this lace to remove excess paint.
Getting started painting decorative plaster indoors, cover the floor, furniture, windows and door jambs with covering material. For facade plasters, according to the application technology, such precautions are not needed, however, windows and the path near the wall should still be protected from paint drops.
Relief coloring
- On top of the base layer, using a brush with a small amount of paint (the so-called “dry brush” technique) or a short-haired roller, apply darker paint (half a tone - a tone darker) to the relief protrusions. This application technique allows you to emphasize the relief of decorative plaster and makes the surface more “voluminous”.
- Instead of dark paint, decorative metallics - gold, silver, bronze - can also be applied to protruding relief elements. They can be applied either with a “dry brush” or with the help of a special mitten, which provides shading of the decorative layer and creates smoother transitions between shades of paint.
Note! When applying metallics, the main thing is not to overdo it. Excess gilding can look quite tasteless, while a small amount of gold or bronze will highlight the base color favorably.
The final stage of painting is the application of protective varnish. This varnish prevents wear of the outer layer of decorative plaster, so the application of such a composition is necessary primarily for plasters painted in the mass.
Now you know how paint decorative plaster with minimal effort. We hope this material will be useful to you, and when you can successfully implement all your design ideas!
Painting decorative plaster is usually done at the final stage when finishing walls with plaster. This stage is extremely important, since the overall quality will fully depend on the quality of painting. appearance, as well as the aesthetic appeal of the walls.
Painting decorative plaster allows you to create a unique image of the interior or facade. By choosing paint and color, you can recreate the most various interiors that are worthy of admiration. In this case, it is not at all necessary to make only one tone. At the right approach Several tones can harmonize very successfully at once, which will fit perfectly with each other.
In addition, the paint provides some protective functions. It protects the surface from ultraviolet radiation, excessive exposure to moisture, and temperature changes. A light paint prevents excessive heating of walls on hot summer days. This allows you to significantly save on air conditioning.
Paint selection
The paint should be chosen depending on where it will be applied (outside or inside the house). Both interior and facade paints can be made on the basis of organic solvents, including acrylic, silicate, and silicone. There are also water-based formulations.
After choosing the paint, you need to calculate how many cans you need to purchase. To do this, measure the surface area to which the paint will be applied. The paint can always indicate its consumption. It is better to take the maximum value and multiply it by two (since you will need to paint in two layers), and then add about 20% more to the resulting volume. Decorative plaster, as a rule, has a relief, and the higher this relief, the greater the consumption. The plaster itself can be either white or colored. Colored plaster already has a tinting element, but white plaster needs to be painted. Keep in mind that the color of dried decorative plaster will be slightly different, since after drying this finishing material becomes slightly lighter.
Applying paint to decorative plaster
Before starting work, the purchased paint must be thoroughly shaken. Paint is applied to the wall surface using a wide brush, roller or special mitten. When painting walls with a brush, the paint is applied both vertically and horizontally in strokes.
First, the paint is applied to the surface with horizontal strokes, and then they are shaded with vertical strokes. In order to obtain a uniform color, it is necessary to shake it periodically with the same brush with which the paint was applied, so that during the work the paint remains uniform in thickness and color, and no sediment forms at the bottom. The roller painting technique is also not special labor. First, the roller is dipped into the paint and rolled over a special spiked plate along the edge of the tray to remove all excess paint from the roller.
Paint is applied to the wall surface using movements from top to bottom, and then, conversely, from bottom to top. The stripes of paint are applied so that they overlap each other by approximately 4-5 centimeters. As paint is consumed, the pressure on the roller should gradually increase so that the paint applies evenly. The wall can be painted in one or two steps. In both cases, the paint must be thoroughly shaded.
A perfectly smooth surface can be obtained if, when applying, you first use a brush, thoroughly shade the paint, and then “roll” the surface with a roller. The simplest option for painting decorative plaster is painting the surface “in one pass,” that is, painting the surface in one tone. You can also use a combination of several paint colors. In this case, using a roller, the first light tone is applied to the surface - the base layer of paint. Then, when it is completely dry, paint of darker tones is applied to the protruding areas of the relief. This technique of applying paint is called the “dry brush method”.
Instead of dark paint, metallic paint (gold, bronze, silver) is also often used. They are applied using a special mitten or dry brush.
In order to soften color contrasts on a wall that has a finer texture, you can additionally rub the paint with a rubber sponge or mitten. The same method is used to enhance the effect of deep relief, or when it is necessary to give the decorative coating an antique look. Protruding relief details can also be emphasized by applying gold, bronze or silver paint.
Using a short-haired roller, you can achieve a rather interesting relief when painting decorative plaster of the “bark beetle” type. The grooves, remaining unpainted, form a contrasting “bark beetle” pattern on the surface. This difference can be muted or enhanced if you first add a coloring pigment to the plaster, and then paint the wall surface the same color, only with a different shade.
- Work on painting the applied plaster relief on the wall surface should begin only after it has completely dried. This may take 8-48 hours. It all depends on the composition of the plaster mixture;
- The more textured the surface of the decorative plaster and its deeper relief, the greater the paint consumption;
- To highlight the relief, it is better to use lighter, contrasting tones. And in order to emphasize textures and washes, on the contrary, you should select darker tones;
- To the calculated volume coloring composition it is necessary to add an additional 10 percent of material for various unforeseen events.
Similar materials
This is not a new trend at all, which received a rebirth after the spread of modern finishing materials -. This is a truly unique external finish, and additional protection walls from external influences, and the ability to highlight certain stylistic or color solutions. This method is also very common for painting facades, and on the Internet you can find many tutorials on painting decorative plaster in two colors: videos, photos, detailed instructions.
Not all plaster can be tinted before being applied to the surface., some of its types are painted after application to the base and drying (i.e. 8-48 hours after application of the coating, depending on the composition of the plaster mixture). To do this, special paints are used for the interior or facade, and the plaster itself may require additional processing. For example, cement-based plasters, which are prone to partial peeling and crumbling, should be treated with a colorless primer before painting.
Decorative plaster: colors, photos
Painting plaster is when all other tasks must be completed. The best option for implementing this stylistic solution is bark beetle plaster.
How to paint decorative plaster in two colors? Methods
First you need to clean the walls, prepare the mixture, and level the base.
The tools you will need are a brush, a roller, a tray, protective materials for furniture, window sills, door jambs and other surfaces.
The easiest way to paint is in one pass. The method is more complicated - with a dry brush, or relief painting. Paint of a different shade is applied to the relief protrusions of the dried layer, using a minimal amount. This way you can do both contrasting painting and tinting, choosing a shade a little darker or a little lighter than the base.
Mechanized methods - . This perfect option for plastering flat surfaces, which allows you to achieve very High Quality staining.
Risks when decorating yourself
First of all, it's difficult. The texture of the “bark beetle” is non-standard; the coating has a lot of depressions, irregularities, and pits. Yes, it is these elements that make plastered walls look so stylish, but they are very difficult to process.Secondly, unprofessional finishing can simply make the surface unattractive.
Decorative plaster. Color combination: what's trending?
Very fashionable lately. As designers say, they reflect a sense of order and peace. As an example - gray decorative plaster in combination with pink or reddish-brown, a heavenly shade in tandem with sand, etc.
Thus, shades of pink convey the meaning of impeccability and delicacy, blue - relaxation and peace, green - renewal and tranquility, pastel colors are associated with peace and serenity. In the center of the interior palette there is also red color, symbolizing perseverance and courage, neutral tones embodying harmony, all muted cold shades, elegant mustard, rich dark colors- from purple to olive.
Not bad when in interiors
