[header] How to ombre paint a dresser [title] Decide upon a horizontal or vertical ombre effect. [step] Ombre painting simply means painting in a gradient, employing different shades of the same color to create the effect of fading. Before painting your dresser, decide if you want to create an ombre effect from top to bottom or from left to right. 
[substeps] If your dresser has drawers stacked vertically, you can paint each drawer face a different color. This will make top-to-bottom ombre much easier.