Tools and materials
Rollers, small palette, stippling brush, cutter, adhesive tape, tray, lint-free cloth, protective paper, stippling paint and dyes.

Preparations:
o Before applying any paint you must examine the condition of the walls. This step is essential for achieving the desired results.
o If the walls have already been painted, check them closely to see if the paint is still adhering well. If you deem in necessary cut vertical and horizontal lines and see if the paint chips away. If not, you can go to work.
o If there are small cracks, correct them with filler. If necessary remove the old paint and apply a coat of fine finishing-plaster.

What is stippling?
o It is a decorative technique that requires a base layer, and another layer on which to stipple, which is essentially to make dots.
o It is done by pressing the ends of the bristles of a brush into wet paint on the wall.
o Among other things it is used to attenuate colors. Its final appearance gives the background a softer look.
o Stippling can be done with one or more colors.
o It can be done with any kind of paint or varnish. But remember that for interior walls one usually uses water-based plastic paints.

The base paint
o With a roller or brush, apply a first layer of paint that will serve as a base for the final coat.
o Most commonly used are whites, cream colors and pastels, always soft. Later, strong colors are applied on top of these.
o Allow the paint to dry the amount of time recommended by the manufacturer. Depending on the weather it will take at least five hours.

The stippling itself
o Work on areas of about a square meter. You should be able to cover the whole patch without moving around a lot.
o Begin on one of the sides, whichever is your stronger hand, and work from the top down.
o Make brush strokes in no determined order on top of the base layer. Before it dries, begin to stipple - drive the bristle ends into the paint - with a brush designed for this purpose. Press into the paint, or tap gently.
o If you use two stippling colors, do one first and then another with a clean brush. At the places where they meet it might be a good idea to blend them. This will have a degraded effect until the colors blend.
o Continuity is essential to keep these seams from being noticeable.
o Monitor the density of the color at all times. Keep the paint from accumulating on the brush.
o Wash the brush every now and then to keep blotches from forming. Depending on the kind of paint you are using, you will do this with water mixed with solvent or turpentine. Use a cloth that does not unravel or give off lint.
o Be careful with edges and corners. These are the most difficult areas to paint. Use a special brush or, if you don't have one, a narrower one.

A few tips
o If the brush has a wooden handle, before painting soak it in water for a few hours to keep the bristles from falling out. Otherwise they will get stuck in the paint and this looks bad.
o Sometimes you don't have the right tool for a given task, but around the house are things we used in earlier jobs. If you don't have a stippling brush and don't want to buy one, you can achieve similar results as long as your brush has hard bristles. The main thing is that they all have a similar consistency and be cut at the same length. Brushes used to apply wallpaper glue are OK as long as you cut the bristles down practically to the handle itself.

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