The next step was to create use my
AE Texture Medium on the top of the dresser with the Diamonds roller pattern. I used my small Japanese trowel and applied thin layer of the Texture Medium (1/16″ to 1/8″ thick) and while the medium is wet you will roll the Diamonds roller through the wet material. When using a pattern that has a very distinctive design as the Diamond – make a mark on the roller and use the mark to line up the starting point of each roll so that the pattern will be in alignment. Once the Texture Medium is dry (which can take a couple of hours) you will need to sand of any of the “high peaks” created by the roller – I just use 220 to 150 girt sandpaper wrapped around a sanding block. Make sure to just sand off the highs and not loose your pattern. Clean off the surface with a damp rag and then you will be ready for some paint!