Faux tapa cloth painting? - Other Crafts

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Sun, Jan 18, 2009 5:38 PM Check out Howland's method: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=20343&forum=18&start=45 On 2007-04-10 21:58, Howland wrote: Still working on the old 'Hukilau Hut' as well as converting my basement into a nice, dark tiki room/bar area. I've started (and finished) some faux tapa paint effects on the walls. I've also got 100 feet x 3 feet of lauhala and lots of reed fencing and bamboo to get started with. I did the faux tapa with some little stamps I cut out of a piece of a foam camping mat and glued to small peices of 1/4 in. plywood. Here I've applied a dark green, almost black wash over the gold/black tapa pattern so it wouldn't be so stark. Also painted the ceiling vey, very dark green. Here's some shots of the stamps I made. I filled in some of the details on the walls by hand/paintbrush.

Check out Howland's method:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=20343&forum=18&start=45

On 2007-04-10 21:58, Howland wrote:
Still working on the old 'Hukilau Hut' as well as converting my basement into a nice, dark tiki room/bar area. I've started (and finished) some faux tapa paint effects on the walls. I've also got 100 feet x 3 feet of lauhala and lots of reed fencing and bamboo to get started with. I did the faux tapa with some little stamps I cut out of a piece of a foam camping mat and glued to small peices of 1/4 in. plywood.

Here I've applied a dark green, almost black wash over the gold/black tapa pattern so it wouldn't be so stark. Also painted the ceiling vey, very dark green.

Here's some shots of the stamps I made. I filled in some of the details on the walls by hand/paintbrush.

Post #429422 by hewey on Sun, Jan 18, 2009 5:38 PM