I love textured paintings! Whether this is done by working with acrylic paint alone, the use of different application tools, mediums and/or incorporating mixed media elements, texture is a great way to experiment and create paintings that are uniquely personal. In the following blog post, I share my 2 favorite mediums for creating texture: Gel Medium & Modeling/Molding Paste. Gel Medium
How To Use Gel Medium:
Modeling/Molding Paste
How To Use Modeling/Molding Paste:
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Cookie
2/16/2018 11:44:25 am
Your POV is just what I was wanting today, as I was trying to figure out if I could glue strips of cheesecloth to my canvas. Thanks a bunch, you totally answered my question
Samantha daSilva
3/7/2018 06:57:13 pm
Thank you for your comment Cookie! I am so happy you found this helpful. xx
Barbara Sowell
7/31/2018 01:16:32 pm
Thanks Samantha. Yours was the best explanation on the uses and differences between gel and modeling paste I’ve seen!
Marlene
2/27/2019 08:26:13 am
I'm about to try my first textured acrylic painting and yours was by far the best explanation. I've watched videos and read about it but you put it in a way that really makes sense. Thank you!
Cat Salter
3/17/2019 12:40:04 pm
Thank you so much for the explanation about mixing modeling paste with gel medium. You are a most valuable resource. THANK YOU SO MUCH. <3
Manjiri Ajarekar
9/26/2019 11:20:28 pm
Nicely explained..... Comments are closed.
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