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Step by Step Textured Painting
So following on from my last post about using resin in my paintings I realised that I had actually meant to document the process of creating the painting shown in that article. So I put together all of the images I took during the creation process and have made them into a step by step video of how I did it which I thought might be of interest to some. For future paintings I have just got myself a new video camera so hopefully I will be able to do some better videos (although if my first attempt is anything to go by this may not actually work out so…
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Using Masking Tape for Textured Patterns
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 using masking tape, maybe just to emphasise a feature in the painting. I have also used this method just to add some extra shapes to an abstract painting. So I have created a quick video to show how I use this technique – in this case I am creating a small painting with a raised,…
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Paint Pouring – An Experiment
Firstly a disclaimer – there is no texture involved in this post! So I have seen a few videos of paint pouring and the kind of effects that you can get with pouring acrylic paint onto a surface and letting it do it’s thing. I have previously created and sold quite a large number of paintings using a similar technique in the past (see this article for more info) but haven’t done many paintings like that for a while as I have been more focused on using texture. Anyway, the paint pouring videos I have seen are fantastic and really made me want to give it a try. I will…
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Creating a Textured Abstract Painting
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 layers of paint, the more layers the better, until you feel like it is finished. The other key point is not to add any colour neat (apart from white), always try and partially mix it with another colour. This is the finished result, it is similar in style to the header image on this website:…
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New Video Coming
A while back I made a video of how to create a swirled abstract painting in acrylics and uploaded it to YouTube. I’ll share the link in case you are interested. As it has become really popular I thought I would also create a video of ‘how to create an abstract painting for your home’ using some of the texture I mention on this website. So I’m in the process of doing that right now and will upload it as soon as it’s done. The painting I am creating is for my own home as I am in the process of selling it and I think custom made artwork is…
