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How to Create Realistic Break Away Plaster

Add color to joint compound

Swirl compound and colors slightly

Apply over stencil

Create surround plaster effect with joint compound

Brick now exposed through new plaster

Prime and paint surrounding plaster

(Optional) White wash bricks for an aged look

Create cracks with a liner brush

Breakaway plaster done

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 It's really a lot simpler than you think!

1. Pre-paint the intended area the color you wish your grout lines to be. Let dry then tape our Raised Plaster Standard Brick Stencil over the area.

2. In a small container, add joint compound then 4 different colors of craft paint. I chose two tones of brown, red and black.

3. Swirl the colors together only enough to blend slightly. Do not over blend. You want to see the variations of colors in the container.

3. Apply mixture over our Raised Plaster Standard Brick Stencil. This will further blend your colors and create very realistic bricks. Allow to dry completely.

4. Once dry, use a pencil to mark the shape of the exposed brick you would like to achieve. This will be your guide for applying surrounding joint compound.

5. Apply joint compound around the brick following the pencil line you made.

6. Prime and paint the area surrounding the bricks with your wall color.

7. (Optional). I like white washed bricks so with a dry brush and my wall paint, I lightly brushed over the bricks to give them a more aged appearance.

8. Add cracks. This is easily done with an artists liner brush and watered down brown paint. If you twist your brush as you drag it, the cracks appear wavy and more natural looking.

Ta Dah! I now have exposed brick with breakaway plaster on my wall. Too fun!

Two days later, I decided to add a faux finish to the whole project by mixing 1 part brown paint to 5 parts glaze. I then brushed it over the entire surface and blotted it to a soft faux finish with a dry terry towel.

Adding designs to corners stops the wall from looking so "square". It adds softness and detail that gives the wall not only a new style, but detail as well.