DECORATIVE FINISH HOW-TO

Grassy Marsh

Artist: Annie Moran 

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PROJECT SUPPLIES:

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 | Prepare the wall with the latex interior paint.

2 | Mix mural paints to achieve a darker shade of green that coordinates with the latex base color.

3 | Using an angled brush and the darker green shade you’ve mixed, create shapes of grass clusters with slanted strokes in groups.
(Photo 1)

4 | With a smaller angled brush, add shadows at the base of the clusters with Payne’s Gray Mural & Theme paint.
(Photo 2)

5 | Still using the small angled brush, make strokes at the tops of the clusters with Titanium White Mural & Theme paint and Sap Green Mural & Theme paint that has been tinted with white.
(Photo 3)

6 | With a thin round brush, use Roman Gold metallic paint to create wispy flowering tips and highlights.
(Photo 4)

7 |  Here is the final finish.
(Photo 5)

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Annie MoranAbout the Artist
Annie Moran is a fine artist and designer whose work celebrates the nature and culture of her native Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. With a passion for beautiful interiors, her primary focus is in mural arts, wallpaper and textile design and watercolors. Additionally, she creates fine jewelry, accessories and apparel. Born and raised in rural Louisiana, the abundance of natural surroundings provided constant food for her imagination as a child and that love of nature continues to fuel her creativity. After working for 12 years in New York as a designer in the fashion industry, Annie is now back home in New Orleans, surrounded by the people and the landscapes that inspire her the most. Her paintings, wallpapers and murals have been featured by publications such as Garden and Gun and Southern Home and are quickly becoming favorites among collectors, interior designers and homeowners alike. To see more of Annie’s work, visit www.anniemoran.com or follow her on instagram @annie__moran.

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