Could it be wallpaper?

Thats pretty cool. I'm not much of a faux painter but it looks like a 2 or 3 stage process.

1. Paint the wall with the deep teal. Flat paint.

2. Return using the same color only watered down say...50%. Press the roller into the wall at intervals to create the drips and streaks.

3. Go over a final time with the runny mixture using brush and roller to add more drips and splotches.

Perhaps on step 3 add the faintest bit of a deep grey.

It’s multiple layers of glazing and dragging. Not watered down paint. That’s anathema to a true artist. You need the build of a glaze for the depth.

Not at all doable by someone with no faux finishing experience. And not doable by your average plain old $500 a room house painter either. You need a faux finish artist type of a professional painter. And a healthy budget.

Thats the thing. You could get a piece of sheetrock at home depot and a quart of this color paint and experiment with it out in the garage. Maybe you replicate it exactly maybe you dont. Maybe you get something you like as well.

It doesnt need to be all or nothing.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your candor, Sophie, but I think I'll be good to try on my own. Appreciate everyone's input.

Thanks jn3344 I agree. Also, I do practice art and have experience painting so I don't doubt I'll get something I like. As for the steps, yeah you'd paint with your base color and then use a faux glaze to go over it in deep brush strokes. I was just confused if they used plaster or not given that it seemed to have a raised texture.

Shes probably right it uses glaze at some point.

nenwamery,,,try looking at Lowes or HD. they have ralph lauren, martha stewart and some others, with specialty paints and treatments. they also have plaster, the tools, types of paint, etc.

Looks great, but that's a DIY special. No pro would leave drips on the wall like that. Two colors and some kind of tool was used to remove part of the second color, perhaps a big wallpaper brush.

Not sure where you see drips? The striated look is part of the effect. It's a faux finish paint job -- so they used glaze to get the variation in color probably in a darker teal. I agree, that they probably used a large brush to render the brushstroke effect-- likely multiple ones. Thanks for your input! I am even more motivated and excited to get started (:.

Please come back with photos of your project!

I have done several finishes...Sophie is right, I have always started with an eggshell finish. I used Ben Moore matte glaze and Ben eggshell acrylic. All of my projects involved a rag yet was still able to get the depth and striation. You need to be prepared to spend whatever time it takes...it dries fast.

I did dragged walls twice, many years ago. It's not for the faint of heart! Yes, eggshell for the base coat. And I used an oil-based glaze that was tinted. It's very hard to keep the edges wet so work in only a small area at a time. Disconnect your phone - glazed walls wait for no man!