Applying Texture
Using Masking Tape for Textured Patterns
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- August 11, 2016
- Applying Texture, Painting Texture, Video, how to
Masking tape is a really useful tool in painting I find, whether you just create patterns and paint over it, mask off edges of the painting to frame it or maybe use texture. In the past I have created a few paintings that have had a specific part of the painting that has raised texture ...
Read MoreCreating a Textured Abstract Painting
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- December 14, 2014
- Acrylic Painting, Applying Texture, Painting, Textured Paintings, Video
Ok so I have finished the video of the creation of a new painting for my lounge. Obviously I couldn’t video every minute of creating the painting as the video would have been too long! Often I spent time just painting over and over to get the right effect. For me the key here is ...
Read MoreTissue Paper for Texture
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- May 10, 2014
- Acrylic Painting, Applying Texture, Painting Texture
If you want a quick and easy way to add texture to your paintings then you can use tissue (the type you blow your nose on!) or tissue paper. ideally you would use PVA to apply the tissue to the canvas but if you don’t have any then you can just use acrylic paint. Either ...
Read MoreUsing Tissue in Paintings
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- March 15, 2012
- Applying Texture, Painting Texture, Painting Tips, texture, tissue
Another item that I use to make texture in paintings is just plain tissue. I’m talking about the tissues you use to blow your nose on but you can use any other type of tissue really.
Read MoreUsing Old Paint
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- January 18, 2012
- Applying Texture, Painting, Painting Tips, acrylic, oil, old paint
Don’t forget that as well as using a base coat of a thick texture or texture paste, or adding some kind of texture to your paint – like sand or powdered plaster, that you can create some extra texture on a painting just by using old paint. If you have any left over paint on your palette ...
Read MoreBest Implement to Apply Texture
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- November 24, 2011
- Applying Texture
If you are applying a heavy texture to your canvas then the best way of applying this – whether you want the texture to be quite smooth or very rough – is to use a cake slice. This one is almost the exact one that I use and you need a very sturdy one so ...
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