Negative ragging produces a mixture of two color shades that subtly enhance the décor of any room. Prior to beginning the project of negative ragging you should prepare the surface to ensure that nails, holes and repairs are taken care of prior to the start of your negative ragging process.

Select a base coat for the negative ragging project. Professionals generally recommend an eggshell base, however, you may use any tones that will work with the décor of your room in negative ragging. The paint used for the base should be latex or acrylic for the negative ragging project.

Once the base coat has dried completely, you will need to create a mixture for the negative ragging process. This is accomplished by mixing a paint manufacturer latex glaze with tint for glaze. The color of the glaze for negative ragging should be no more than two shades darker than the base coat. Adding Floetrol to the glaze mixture will provide more time in the negative ragging process before the glaze dries. If you are attempting to complete the negative ragging project without assistance, this is a step that you may want to consider.

Now the color glaze mixture for the negative ragging project should be applied with a sponge. Work in sections to accomplish this. Then go over the areas that have been completed with a brush dipped in a mixture of the clear glaze. This provides a strong surface for the third step in the negative ragging process.

Finally, take a clean sponge, dipped in the clear glaze mixture and begin to dab the wall. This process will expose the paint beneath the glaze coating and provide a texture to the negative ragging process.