Paint Scraping and Fiber Paste
Recently I’ve been playing with two ends of the spectrum- no texture paints and ALL THE TEXTURE paintings.
Let’s start with the texture- out of the different textures I’ve tried, I am found a correct favorite- this Fiber Paste from Golden Paints. It is the perfect combination of a smooth application and a rough but not too coarse finish when it dries. It’s almost got the feeling of handmade paper- a little bit of texture and tooth.
I like to use this as a base layer to some of my paintings so that it’s already got depth when I start painting. Here are three mini paintings I did using the Fiber Paste as a base layer.
I love that it can be layered thin or thick to create different textures, and so I’ve been playing around with some different compositions using this medium.
Next up, zero texture! This past week I finally color swatched my GotIdeal Paints that I got as a Christmas gift. If you don’t color swatch, you should start! It’s a great visual to see what colors you have, and sometimes the outside of the tube doesn’t quite match what the actual paint color is.
During this process, I scraped the extra paint onto a piece of sketchbook paper and ended up with the most beautiful abstract landscape!
I was amazed at how much texture and depth was visible even though there was no physical texture on the paper because I used a palette knife to scrape the excess paint onto the paper.
This has sparked a few interesting ideas in me about my art. First, I think I am truly more invested in the process of painting than the actual result, and if it ends up like garbage, I can paint over it and no one will even know. (In fact, it may give the next painting a great base layer of texture to start with!)
Second, I am so interested in the conversation between colors. What I mean by that is, colors react to each other differently, depending on which color they are next to. A blue will look blue next to green, but may look more purple if you put it next to a red.
It’s an interesting idea floating around in my head, and in the meantime, I’m having fun experimenting.
That’s all I’ve got for now! Thank you, once again, for taking the time to read through my thoughts about my art. It feels good to get it out and to see the progress and evolution of my process each time I sit down to write it out.
Have a great weekend <3