TREASURED TEXTURE TECHNIQUES

FIVE FABULOUS WAYS TO ADD DIMENSION &

INTEREST TO YOUR MIXED MEDIA WORK

The first example depicts fabric folds collaged onto a sturdy support. When the adhesive (acrylic medium) was dry, painting over the rhythmic folds was easy.

Tactile! The ridges really stand out.
 

I painted & stamped the bubble wrap first, then squiggled.

 

Secondly, texture achieved with dimensional paint writers, above. Let yourself go and have fun with these.

 

 Next up, a textural method using a stucco-like medium. I pressed mesh into it while it was still moist and let it dry that way. Then I peeled off the mesh and painted, washing a dark, thinned color into the crevices.

Like many of the paste mediums, stucco is very absorbent.

 

 

 

 

 

  
 Modeling paste was mixed with acrylics in the example below. Not pretty, I know, but it could be painted to look more appealing when dry.

I used a stiff square of matboard to scrape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For our final textural method, below,
I used a chiffon scarf (found at a thrift shop). A heat gun shrivels, puckers, and generally makes the fabric very cool! (Hot but cool.)

This photo is before painting!

I hope these ideas spark more creativity in YOU! Tip: Try the one that gets you the most excited...your finished piece will surely be a stunner.