Home       Faux Painted Crackle finishes are extremely versatile and can be used on furniture, moldings, doors, cabinets, picture frames and even walls.       Frottage. Frottage Faux offers a textured look to a wall. It is achieved by rubbing a material such as paper or plastic in wet paint       Imitation. The word "faux" comes from the French and means fake or false. It is commonly used to describe something that is a close imitation of the original, such as faux pearls, but is not readily recognized as an imitation without closer observation.       Ragging is a faux finish technique that uses a rag to produce a mottled decorative effect. Ragging can be done negatively where the rag is use to remove the glaze, or ragging can be done positively where the rag is use to apply the glaze to the wall.       Textures. Faux Finishing is the art of creating painted illusions on wall and furniture surfaces. By layering the paint, glaze and texture applications and using various tools, a wide variety of special effects can be achieved by an experienced artist.