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Painting Techniques Rag Rolling 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 tray. Start at the ceiling and use the foam brush to apply the glaze. Also cut in far 18" along the ceiling and baseboard. Load the roller with glaze; remove the excess with the curved painter's tool. Roll two roller widths of glaze from top to bottom; reload as needed. Fold a rag in half and twist lengthwise, forming a long loose cylinder. Place the rag at the top of the wall, aligning one end with the corner. Using your fingertips, roll the rag down the wall, working your way to the baseboard be sure the roll does not extend all the way to the leading edge. When the rag stops removing glaze, retwist it to reveal a clean area. When it becomes saturated, switch to a clean rag. Roll your rag from ceiling to floor through the glaze, overlapping the previously rolled section. The finished surface has linear pattern, almost like an informal watermark. Notice that you can see where one roll ends and the next begins. Tips: Make sure not to use a very long rag for you to handle comfortably. You do not have to roll the rag in one continuous motion from top to bottom. You can fit it, rearrange the roll, and reposition it whenever you like. You can always retouch by pouncing small areas lightly if the pattern appears uneven. You can try to roll diagonally instead of vertically. This will create a fantasy marble effect.