All of the joints between boards and the    plasterboard is ready for direct indentations left by nailing must be filled and smoothed before the ivory-coloured surface of the plasterboard is ready for direct decoration. You will need filler, finish and jointing tape.
Tools and materials
The filler and finish are prepared for use by being mixed with [...]

Illusionist paint finishes which imitate real materials can be very effective, but may be more difficult than you think. Take time to study the material you wish to imitate very carefully before trying your luck.
The techniques
Faux marble
Marbling is done quickly with a layer of glaze being introduced and worked on and then another layer added [...]

A roller is basically a handle and a frame which holds a sleeve the part you paint with. Unlike brushes and pads, a roller cannot be used without a paint tray. The most common types of sleeve are pile (sheepskin, lambswool, woolpilc or synthetic), mohair and sponge (or foam).
Sheepskin rollers are expensive and have the [...]

Brushes are generally available in a range of sizes from 13mm to 175mm wide. The smaller ones (up to 100mm) are known as varnish brushes and the larger ones (100mm to 175mm) are-known as wall brushes. Most painting around the home can be done with just three sizes:

a 25mm brush for applying oil-based paints to [...]

Paints contain chemicals, sorry of which could harm you if you ingested enough. Lead is the most frequently found and most widely publicised toxic material in paint. A number of years ago nearly all primers contained lead it was considered to be an indispensable ingredient. Nowadays, few lead-based primers are sold and modern primers without lead [...]

Wash the window frame well, opening it to reach all the mating or sliding surfaces, and make good all defects in the wood or metal. Cracked, crumbling or broken putty should be removed with a scraping knife or an old chisel, the area primed and new putty applied. Unscrew all fastenings and make sure they [...]

To avoid messing up the paint can and to make getting your brush into the paint easier, transfer some of the paint into a shallow can with a wide top and a handle. A paint kettle is ideal but by no means necessary any other clean suitably shaped can will do. Fill about half of [...]