Faux Finish Walls

 

I painted this picture years ago and never liked it but recently my husband decided he wanted to hang it on his office wall.  It looked terrible on the white walls so I decided to paint the wall it was on a dark green as an accent color.  After rehanging the painting I still wasn't happy.  Since I like the glow I had gotten on the stencil plaster background, I decided to use different shades of Modern Master's Metallic Paints.
Using various large soft bristle brushes I added several colors and blended them to create a soft, almost Venetian plaster look.  I applied a matt finish on the finished wall and rehung the painting.  What a huge difference it made.  The once unwanted painting became a huge success.  Sometimes your artwork just needs a "WOW" background to bring out the colors.