Painting
Clean lines, perfect corners, smooth finish. Essential painting techniques for a quality job.
Review the painting techniques below before you start working. Each topic can be printed for easy reference.
Interior Painting Tips
Painter's 101—the low-down on loading brushes and painting ceilings and walls.
Interior Decorative Painting Tips
Create a look like no other by making your walls a work of art with decorative painting tips. We give you step by step instructions for more than a dozen techniques.
- Brilliant Metals How-to Guide
- Brushed Pearl How-to Guide
- Brushed Suede How-to Guide
- Color Washing How-to Guide
- Crackle Effects How-to Guide
- Dragging, Linen Weave How-to Guide
- Granite How-to Guide
- Metals and Patinas How-to Guide
- Rag Rolling How-to Guide
- Sandstone How-to Guide
- Sponging How-to Guide
- Textured Stone How-to Guide
- Tuscan Accents How-to Guide
- Venetian Plaster How-to Guide
Exterior Painting Tips
Tried and true techniques for covering exterior siding, plus cures for common paint problems.
Painting
You've prepped with care. Now we'll show you how to paint with confidence.
Exterior paints
Valspar paint products are engineered for maximum weather resistance.
Artisan colors
Think of the heartiness of homemade arts and crafts.
Explore elegance
Laura Ashley epitomizes English country elegance with these paint colors.