Step 13: White Grain

Using white paint mixed with a bit of water and a large paint brush, I was able to create "graining". You have to wipe some the paint off the brush before you apply it in smooth, long strokes (try to continue each paint stroke in one consistent movement from top to bottom).

Leave a bit of black showing between boards to create an outline for the boards.

Don't worry about making straight lines. Old pieces of lumber have curvy edges. I left spots unpainted (so the black was untouched) for holes in the wood and made twisted spirals with my brush to make knotholes that I will later touch up with darker paints.