How to create textured artworks with our top tips for using modeling paste.
Modelling paste is a great place to start if you want to create texture or 3D effects in your artwork.We love using this medium and we have a lot of tips for you.Our top 10.
Modelling paste is thick, so the best tools to use are a palette knife, butter knife or paint scraper.
A strong surface includes a wooden painting board, Masonite panel or double thick canvas.We recommend putting timber wedges into each corner of your canvas to keep it tight.
Modelling paste can be used to create all kinds of texture.If you are trying to achieve a thick surface, it comes in handy.
Modelling paste is often left to dry and then painted over, but you can mix it with your paints to make them thicker.Since it is white, it can affect the colour of your paints and the drying time.
You can press in all kinds of small objects if you apply a thick layer of modelling paste.Adding sticks, rocks, household items or buttons to your surface will create interesting details.You can paint over the paste once it is dry.
Cut a shape out of a thick card and apply modelling paste to it.You can use this method on flat items with holes in them.
Modelling paste will vary depending on how thick you lay it on.If you need to speed up the drying process, you can use a hair dryer.
Before painting over modelling paste, make sure it is completely dry.If you paint over it while the middle is still wet, the paint will seal the modelling paste in and it will never dry properly, which can cause cracking later on.
Once it is dried, you can sand, file and drill modelling paste.You can use a file or a piece of paper to smooth it out.