![]() ![]() If you can get your hands on some smooth-grade lead-primed canvas you can produce some really interesting effects that are almost impossible to produce on acrylic-primed canvas. Thin paint techniques work well on both rough and smooth canvas but seem to lend better to smooth oil-primed canvas. Combining these thin techniques with impasto paint can create an exciting abstract quality to your paint surface. You can also lightly rub the paint with a paper towel or palette knife to create random scratchy marks. The result is that any horizontal brush strokes will appear lighter in value, even if the paint used is the exact same color and value as the surrounding brush strokes.Īpplying oil paint that has been thinned to an almost a watery consistency can create interesting drips and run marks as the thin paint runs down the canvas. Since the light source will usually be from above, horizontal strokes will pick up and reflect light, causing a slight glare. One thing you will want to be aware of when using this approach is how the little ridges created by the brush tracks will pick up any light that shines on the paint surface. Experiment with this approach until you develop your own touch. ![]() ![]() If your paint is slightly stiff, or if your touch is ultra-light, the results will be more of an organic, random application of thick with minimal brush tracks. The late master artist, John Singer Sargent was one of the champions of this approach. This is great for achieving what is referred to as a "painterly look". This approach will result in strokes that show the small ridges or tracks created by the bristles of the brush. Applying the loaded brush with significant pressure will cause the paint to spread out and you will lose the impasto effect. It's important that you gently drag the brush rather than push it into the canvas. Now with your brush loaded, gently drag the brush over the canvas, holding your brush very lightly.
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