What can I do to make a painted wall look like it has a cement finish?

Many years ago, I started to do a a wall area over my stove with artificual bricks. I started out by applying this cement-looking finish and then I stuck on the bricks. They no longer sell the kind of cement I used then and want to finish the job. I bought paint that matches but want to make it look sorty of gritty, like a cement finish. Any suggestions on what to do?

sand paint and while paint is still wet rub a piece of burlap over the paint it will give it a stucco like finish.
the bricks u refer to are still available they sell them under name z-brick

below is a link to z brick

use real cement thats the best way i think

but if u dfont wanna do that the go to artificialcementfinish.com

Just add sand to the paint. Paint manufacturers do it to get a sand stone finish. your paint supplier should have advised it
Don`t use sand off the beach!

You can look at "Venetian Plaster" paint.
A lot of the companies have a special mix to do it. Some seem easier than others.
I've seen it at lowes and Home depot.
I love the look.
Sounds interesting with the bricks.
Wondeer if I could do it in my shower! LOL

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