Create dynamic walls with Variance® Acrylic Finishes. Using our products, you can easily achieve effects like dimensional brick or stone. Our full line of metallic sealers gives you the ability to create a variety of iridescent and metal effects. You can also create traditional plaster styles that range from polished Italian plasters to textured wall finishes.

Faux Brick Finish

The look of a brick wall is easily created using two coats of Arena™ and VariStain™ as a color wash. The first coat of Arena™ will show through as the mortar, so it is usually tinted gray. This color is applied to the wall first and it should be allowed to dry completely. Then a stencil of the brick pattern is laid out on the wall. Masking tape can also be used to create the brick pattern. Next, a heavy textured coat of Arena™, tinted to a red brick color, is spread over the stencil. While the Arena™ is still wet, VariStain™, tinted to darker red, is sprayed and sponged into the Arena™ to increase the color variation and to individualize the look of each brick. More stain should be added to some bricks, while only slightly staining other bricks. Giving the bricks variety helps make the brick look more realistic. When the Arena™ is almost dry, the stencil may then be removed. To give the grout a more rough and realistic appearance, the gray Arena™ from the first coat is brushed into the grout lines. This leaves you with a realistic looking three dimensional faux brick wall. This finish is often mistaken for a real brick wall. You can use this technique on entire walls, in arch ways, or in sections of walls to simulate the look of aged, spalling plaster.