I've got a metre square bit of board to replace on an artexed bedroom ceiling. Once replaced I need to try and get a decent artex-style surface on it before painting so that bit doesn't stand out.  

It's a simple pattern - not tight swirls but more like loose circular 'waves', and very shallow. What's the best approach to do this and what's the best product to use?

I don't know what product was used - before my time there.

Is there anything out there I could use? As I say, I don't want loads of it - just enough for a metre square patch.

No. Better get one, I suppose.

I think it's the 'broken leather' style artex pattern so I think you have to use one of those rubber brushes through a plastic bag, don't you?

I've boarded the hole and put a coat of one coat plaster over the board but I think I'll need to put on another layer on top of that to bring the level up before artexing on top as the artex isn't very deep.