Art on Main

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

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

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

• this modeling paste already has sand in
• instant rough texture

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)