A hawk and a wall knife or a trowel however for a larger area like wall or ceiling you may want to use knockdown tool.
Ceiling designs with sheetrock mud.
Texture hides any blemishes caused by bulging drywall seams or popped nails.
Create your own unique plaster finish on a ceiling in your home using paint and drywall mud commonly known as joint compound.
Firstly it holds the mesh tape in place which covers the.
Wipe off most of the mud leaving just a thin coating.
Joint compound is more commonly known simply as drywall mud and it serves two purposes.
It s been famous since 1917.
How to make ceiling designs with joint compound.
Knockdown texture type for ceiling.
Since this a thin coat it should take less than an hour.
Just like the other drywall ceiling texture types the texture is not really smooth but can give an artistic look to your ceiling.
Apply a thin skim coat of mud to the ceiling with a trowel.
This type of wall and ceiling texture is slightly different than the skip trowel technique we have discussed before.
Instead of using spray technique this ceiling texture is made using hand technique without special brushes.
You might think that because textured paint is part drywall mud it will adhere to any surface but for a quality job you still want to prime first.
Ceilings are often flawed with imperfect drywall installation.
Allow the mud to dry.