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Painting Techniques Classic Ragging Ragged walls have the look of crushed velvet or soft suede. Base Coat:National Vinyl Silk Glaze:National Special Effect , water . Steps: Apply the base coat and let it dry, 2 days . Mask the ceiling, baseboard, and walls adjacent to where you will be working. Mix the glaze and pour some of it into the paint try. Tear off about 10 five-towel lengths of paper towel. Wad up one length of paper towel to be your first 'rag' and keep the others nearby. Using the foam brush cut the glaze into the corner where you will begin; also cut for 18" along the ceiling and baseboard. Load the roller with glaze; remove the excess with curved painter's tool. Roll two roller widths of glaze from top to bottom; released as needed. Beginning in the corner and working from top to bottom, pounce the rag on the wet glaze, using quick movements of your wrist. Working in an area approximately 2' deep, space the dabs 3-6" apart; do not work onto the leading edge. Continue to dab in between the first set of dabs until you have filled all the spaces. Vary the painted print by alternately rotating and rearranging the rag after lifting it. When the rag becomes saturated with glaze, change to a fresh one. do not rag the leading edge. Repeat ragging beneath the previously worked area, until you reach the baseboard. When completed, classic ragging has an even texture. It can provide a good background for stranger patterns. Tips: Change your rag when it becomes saturated. Be careful not to rotate the rag on the surface, or the glaze will smear. Rework the same area as much as you need to make the ragged pattern evenly the color should be uniform, not variously light or dark. Ragged patterns have more definition when dry than while wet.