I was watching the movie wall street the other day when I noticed A Fake Brick wall being created It was a Piece of wallpaper It looked like a plastic 3d brick wall. It was put on to the wall then they covered it with plaster. then it was painted, it looked like the wall was cracked with brick under it. I would like to know what you call the plastic sheeting they used?Or the name of the effect I look up wall paper but the only thing that comes up are pictures of brick walls ?????????

This is a first for me. Definitely a beginner. I am preparing to paint entire house as well as r & r baseboards. We removed wallpaper from one wall in dining room last night using a steamer. This wall is the top 2/3 of wall, bottom portion is paneling that will be restained. Behind the wallpaper there is no sheetrock but wood, not paneling but what looks like a sheet of mdf with a paper backing. Some of the paper has loosened and there are small spots of bare wood. I am assuming the steps for painting are as follows: 1) sand paper to smooth surface 2) prime surface 3) skimcoat surface 4) sand skimcoat 5) prime skimcoat 6) apply paint of desired color Any critiques of this method are appreciated!! Thanks, Kevin