Rough or textures surfaces have bumps and irregularities on them. This affects everything related to painting them right from preparation to how you finish off. They typically require more surface preparation, and take well to oil paints. However, due to the disadvantages of oil paints, it’s best to learn how to paint well using water based or latex paints, which are both environment friendlier as well as cheaper.

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The key concept in painting rough surfaces, is to load more paint onto the brush. A wide 4 inch brush does the job nicely provided you work the bristles into the surface. This, along with the extra paint, fills in the hollows. as well as paints both sides of raised surfaces.

The best type of brush to use for textured surfaces is one that is “Exterior Grade”. They have firm bristles that hold the paint well. To ensure that the various surfaces of the textured paint are covered, the stroke that used is more like poking the wall instead of dragging the brush across it. Also keep in mind that exterior grade paint is thicker than normal paint. Instead of dipping your brush into it, you will have to ’scoop’ it out.