Faux Finish - painting a wall to look like Stained Glass?

After a bathroom wall repair, it is time for new colors.





I purchased a beautiful wallpaper border that looks like a stained glass panel. The 'glass' sections are shades of very light and medium/dark blue. I have purchased 3 shades of paint -- light, medium and dark from the same color card, so they match well.





The bottom section of the wall will be the darkest shade. Above the wallpaper strip (at chair-rail height) I want to mimic the streaky, stained glass look.





Once I have painted it dark, how do I apply the two lighter shades? What tools should I use?





A sponge or dabbed-on look won't work -- the glass look is streaky.Faux Finish - painting a wall to look like Stained Glass?
I don't know about walls, but in oil painting and so forth you use a touch of white, or since you have the lighter color, mix the 2 colors and come up with a color slightly lighter, then paint the streaks. Another trick is to mix to colors by simply putting a little of each in a container. While its still kinda swirly and badly mixed, dip your brush and paint. It comes out really streaky and two-tone.





Good luck with that.Faux Finish - painting a wall to look like Stained Glass?
It is my understanding that oil paint must be used to make it look real.

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