Pouring a background for a painting Water spray technique
In this video I created a background on a 12 x 24 canvas for a painting. I sprayed it with water and let the paint drip down until the under layer started appearing. When I tilt the canvas during that process, it creates little mountains that just look so beautiful when dried. One important thing to remember is that you have to stretch the paint as much as possible before starting to spray the canvas, or you ll just lose the pattern you ve created on the rest of the canvas. I use this technique often to create backgrounds for my hand painted artwork. No silicone was used as usual. I mix my own colors (using different brands), so I can t tell you their names. Paint mix: White wall paint: 1 part paint for 1 part floetrol and water Fluid Acrylics: 1 part paint for 1 part of floetrol, no water Craft paint: 1 part paint for 1 part of floetrol, a little bit of water High viscosity paint: 1 part paint for 3 parts of floetrol, a little bit of water (more
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