Thursday, April 26, 2012

Painting Technique - Texture Paste Tip



I've had a couple of queries about the use of texture paste.

The main question is whether you can use texture paste only in the foreground.  So I have a painting here that uses texture paste a bit further back in the picture.



As you can see it works just as well here.

This top photo shows the foreground stones.


Here are a couple of photos showing sections so that you can see how the paste has been applied and over-painted for the final effect.





(I adjusted the contrast in the lower photo so that the texture is more obvious.)



Top Tip – You can use texture paste ‘further back’ in a painting. 
Consider using a shallower texture in the further away section and then use a deeper texture in the foreground.  By using the paste more thickly in the foreground you will help to give the illusion of depth to your picture and it will provide a nice contrast to the other section of texture paste too.


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