Easy 2-Step Faux Wood

Don't turn away woodgraining jobs anymore! I have developed a system that gives my crew what they need to woodgrain without extensive experience. Let me show you an easy way to make a surface look "woodsy" in just two easy steps and with a minimum supply of brushes and materials. This technique is absolutely perfect for window/door casing, crown, and baseboard.
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[@ItsMeHello555]

So beautiful and believable..

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Beautiful...incredible technique...wow, I gotta try this...Thank you

[@JeffPollastro]

@Scwurt, I see your point here. He is not showing priming and basecoating. Pierre does work with interior designers who have 'base painters' prepare his surfaces for him. So they do all the patching, priming, and basecoating prior to he coming and doing his decorative finishes. This is standard. From our trade standpoint, however, this is 2 steps. Meaning, 1 coat grain or flogging, and 1 coat overglaze for effect. This is great for stiles & rails (panel surrounds) as well as moldings or window trim, and it does its job. Pierre's point here is this 2-step process is how you make your best money - less time and effort compared to the panels that have heartgrain. For RUclips, perhaps there needs to be clarification that it does not include 'non-glazing' steps so everybody can see from a white surface.

[@joselacera8716]

thank u for this video is the must easy and understandable you r teaching the world what a master is

[@delmymadera9936]

Who knew ? I am putting oak floors in my garage!!

[@1stMrfaux]

You the man, master Finkelstein!!!

[@rorybellamy2533]

Good Teacher

[@PFInstitute]

Thank you Rory

[@mvred100]

Great instructional video. Thank you!

[@buelpeterson6471]

most impressive, dude! thank you.

[@8500998]

Thank you for your videos! Next time you do a grey or aged wood, will you make a video of it. I've been getting a lot of requests to do aged or grey wood, and would love to see your take on it. Thanks again!!!

[@rudychavira5558]

Everything I have seen is flat surface, I'd like to see like a cabinet molded door done

[@homarbautista4808]

that is not easy but it is a great technique that I love that I started to study it

[@JohnRR]

Cool, i want to learn this and use it on a $100 guitar kit.

[@kristinludlowUX]

Of all the wood grain vids I've watched tonight, I've noticed that the best techniques use the flogger. Even good techniques become mediocre w/o it.

[@thesyndicate2009]

Why is it they never tell you exactly what items were used to create the effect? Such as colors of " base coat and glaze colors ."
Would be helpful you know.

[@rudychavira5558]

That's one of the difficulties their not matching anything in particular, takes much more time and color mixing experience.

[@amscon]

Just love watching your videos. Would like to try out the wood graining technique on my kitchen cabinets. What is the color of the base coat and what is the ratio of the 1st and 2nd glaze colors? Your sample is exactly the color I want for my cabinets. Would appreciate your help.

[@tomb1319]

thats amazing bud

[@effsixteenblock50]

I have your book, The Art of Faux. For all the water based acrylic recipes, it will say something like "1 part matte medium to 2 parts water". I see that you are using a combination of the Proceed glaze, Golden matte medium and just a little water in this video. Since quite a bit of time has passed since the release of that book, it seems like you've naturally changed the components of your glazes. What would be the proper ratio of these current products you are using to approximate what you used to use "1 part matte medium to 2 parts water" for?

[@abricaabrica3419]

hello. Thank you for such a beautiful video. Tell me, what colors do you use? Is it acrylic or oil?

[@solarpower5776]

Can you do this kind of technique on a concrete wall?

[@MGMarisol]

wow

[@Harixis]

Hy! Send me information about how you use paint? THX!

[@yeoldepirate783]

So beautiful ! I am on a journey to learn to paint Faux Teak,, any suggestionsl

[@oneway1811]

All depends on the medias you're using

[@yeoldepirate783]

right now acrilyc

[@Curt_Randall]

2 steps, each step with 10 sub-steps. Maybe easier to call video "Easy 20-Step Faux Wood".