2-Color Paint Roller Faux Painting Technique (Beginner-Starter-KIT)

I love the Woolie system. I'm so glad I discovered it. The only faux painting I had done was using a rag technique about 15 years ago. It was moderately successful bout I wouldn't do it again. So I just finished our foyer in the blended style using the split roller and it looks amazing! We followed the instructions as per the videos and the results are epic. I will definitely get another roller when the time comes. They get very crusty on the edges even after a thorough washing so I don't know how many times they can realistically be used. I will share my experience. You may have to go over some areas twice because your first efforts might not be as you hoped. So don't lose faith. You can easily go over a previously painted area and make it look like the rest of the wall. Please note this as well; if your job is going to require multiple days as ours did, you're going to have mixed results when you start on the second day. When I started the second day of this split roller blended look, the paint was going on very blurry and not at all like day 1. I kept on keeping on and it started to behave, and my muscle memory returned as well. So don't despair! Just keep at it. The roller and the paint will adjust, as will your technique. Blending with a previously painted area takes only a bit of practice but it isn't hard. Another thing you'll contend with if your job entails a lot of wall space is how one area will inevitably look darker or lighter than another, so you just have to go back to your paint tray and try to load the appropriate side of the roller a bit more. We found that the lighter color REALLY wants to dominate, so you have to roll that baby until it blends in. Trial and error, but you can't get it wrong. It's way more art than science. Some degree of "mistakes" give it character. You'll be so proud when you're done! If you have a high ceiling it's kind of a bear, because it's really hard to tell what results you're getting when your face is only a foot or so from the wall, so get used to the idea of climbing up and down the ladder and criticizing the hell out of yourself. :) Lastly, when you come to corners you can use the little Woolie pad for sure, but I also used the brush a lot. Especially near the ceiling, where I held a piece of cardboard to the ceiling and used the roller to get as close to the corner as possible, but was left with a line of solid color, in our case, sage that I used to cut in with. It took a bit of practice but I used the brush in a pointillist style and dabbed the lighter color as randomly as possible. A man on horseback couldn't tell. Looks pretty good. Again, it's a technique meant to have character! The same process more or less was used in the wall corners. In areas around doors where a roller wouldn't fit I used the small Woolie pad and messed around with technique A LOT until I got a routine that worked, that with a little of the brush dabbing did the trick more or less. The little Woolie also got very crusty and is not basically useless after 2 days. Cheers! And good luck!

So happy with the 2 color roller. The only way I got the effect that I needed for my walls. Was easy to use, just a little expensive, but I didn't mind since I finally got the look I wanted.

Im really disappointed in this. Let me explain: This product will give you complete wall coverage. NOT a duel look or pattern. If that's what you're looking for then this is for you! I could use a " normal " roller and get the same look. The rollers are great for complete coverage! Not at all what I was looking for. Im a bit crushed by the finish. I found another type on ebay and had to order it there. Its called WALL MAGIC less paint more texture without a specific pattern. I have to paint my entire room now 25x25 just to fix this mess. Im returning it.

I've used this technique many times. People always ask how I painted my faux finishes. This is surprisingly easy and can be modified to get various looks

Just follow the video, let it dry before you start messing with or trying to fill in what you think is wrong, sometimes a break and it looks perfect when you return. I put on a clear coat, and not only does it look like marble, but my 4 kids cannot stain it. Everything wipes off.

The Woolie gave us the effect we wanted on our living room walls. We could only paint for about 4 hours before the Woolie became matted down and the effect was not consistent with our starting point. Then we stopped and washed out the Woolie. But this worked out well for us for 3 reasons: 1 we have 12 foot ceilings, 2 we are over 60, and 3 the paint fumes would get to us. Be very gentle when washing the paint out of the Woolie and let it completely air dry. We noticed some separation of the sheepskin from the roller and immediately super glued it back into place (make sure the Woolie is dry before you do this). Also, WATCH THE HOW-TO DISC included with the Woolie. Would recommend.

This item is not the best, it certainly didn't work as advertised. Followed directions to the letter and just looked like mud better off the old school way. I wouldn't recommend this tool.

I don't love this item as much as the Woolie pad, but it's very nice to have. It is much faster and easier than single color rolling, and faster than the single Woolie pad method, but the effect is not as muted as that which the Woolie pad gives. I am going to use this in my hallway, but I'm going to keep the pad handy to soften the edges. I have to say that the mini-Woolie is fairly useless after the first use...unless you dunk it in water and dry it off constantly, it gets quite crusty around the edges very quickly (and the one I received wasn't very "filled out" to begin with). I still recommend all the Woolie products, though. They make painting your walls a lot more fun and interesting.