Texture in a Painting

Texture in a painting

Gel medium( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • A Catalyst for texture
  • Also serves as a glue / a podge
  • A varnish/ a papier mache base
  • A transfer medium for photo copies
  • Acrylic extender
  • Dries clear
Dala Gel Medium

Dala Gel Medium

ATP Texture Paste High Solid ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • A heavier medium with powdered fillers to produce a modeling paste
  • Will keep 3D nature
  • Its best when used with a painting knife
  • More opaque than gel medium
Dala Acrylic Texture Paste High Solid

Dala Acrylic Texture Paste High Solid

ATP Acrylic texture paste Coarse ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • this modeling paste already has sand in
  • instant rough texture
ATP Acrylic texture paste Coarse

ATP Acrylic texture paste Coarse

Marble dust fine ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • a fine powder filler used to bulk up paint or texture mediums to give a smooth toothpaste or butter-like texture

Marble dust coarse ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • A salt-like flinty powder, ideal for creating a sandpaper type finish

China clay ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • A fine whitening agent also used for texture, especially when under painting for oils, where a clean white surface helps to enhance the brilliancy of the colours

Art Sand – Fine & Coarse ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • a granular filler which produces a “cement-like” surface when missed with Gel mediums, ATP solid, or any of the ticker paints

Colour ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

  • Use any of Dala’s pigmented paints to add colour to your new texture micture – eg. Acrylics, flow Acrylics, Drawing inks, Craft paint, etc.  Oils don’t “officially” mix with the water based mediums but interesting textures do result!

TEXTURE = PASTE & FILLER & PAINT ( available from ArtXpress.co.za)

New packaging of the plaster of paris/marble dust/China Clay and starch.

New packaging of the plaster of paris/marble dust/China Clay and starch.

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