Artex mess around

I had the same problem, the stipple brush seems to make spikes, wheras the original is more like evenly spaced 'half pea' shapes.

I just skimmed the whole lot over to make it smooth!

Is there another type of stipple brush?

Dilute the mix.

Glad I'm not the only one!

There doesn't seem to be any other kind of brush that I can locate or that Artex suggest. I did think of skimming over but I've also got coving and it would be a nightmare ripping that all down.

Skim the lot until it is all nice and flat! ;-)

I had the same problem and eventually gave up, FWIW

Dave

Probably not a brush at all. Try a plain polyethylene sponge roller instead the sort you see in B&Q that looks like a really open bubble sponge

Tried that as well, Robbo. Two different rollers, one that was just rough and one with big holes in it. No luck.

Thanks to all for their contributions. I did smooth over in another room where the coving had been removed and I also much prefer a smooth ceiling but as there is coving around these ones and one is the landing ceiling with difficult access, it's not possible. Plan B is to try and go over the existing pattern completely with a roller. I might as well try and contact artex and see what they say as well.