This finish goes quickly, and there's no need to maintain a wet edge. Then pat with your strong hand into the wet topcoat and soften to the previous edge without heavily overlapping. Then finish softening with your strong hand, until a new segment is created. Since it's practically straight paint on top, you must not try to work too large an area, or the dabs will set up. If they do, mist them and firmly work through the topcoat.
Corners are easy.
Tape off with the three-inch paper. Dab and soften the topcoat right into the corner. When the entire corner is finished, wait five minutes, and then tape where you just finished and keep going. The great thing about this finish is that you can start and stop anywhere, as long as the area is softened and left in a diagonal segment before you quit. Decorative artist Donna Mabrey is owner of Donna's Designs Inc. in Snellville, GA, which has graduated more than 500 artists in the past five years from its Faux Finish and Business Workshops.