Video Tutorial: Feathered Texture with Texture Paste

I was looking at Surface Treatment workshop book by Darlene Mc Elroy and Sandra Duran Wilson and they had a technique called pulled paper. In their technique, they were leaving traces of paper behind on a surface to make it look aged, but it gave me an idea for creating dimensional texture with texture paste.

This is a really simple technique but gives a pretty result that is random and interesting, I think it looks a little like that feathered kind of pattern you used to see on marbled paper. Perfect if you are new to texture paste.

You Will Need

Daler Rowney Texture Paste

Acrylic colour of your choice I’m using Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic paint as it has a flow formula

Plain Paper or plastic food bag (like you put sandwiches in)

Mount board

Flat Palette knife; I’m using Langnickel K4

Method

I’m including written instructions so that if you struggle with English, do use the Translate this site to have the instructions in your chosen language🙂

Apply a thick layer of texture paste to the mount board, using the palette knife

Allow the paste to sit for a moment or two, just till the first sheen goes off it.

Lay a piece of paper over the texture paste and smooth over GENTLY just to make sure the paper is in full contact with the whole surface of the board.

Carefully peel the paper off the board, in one direction and preferably in a single take.

Tis will leave a feather like texture in the paste

Allow this to dry fully and then paint over with your chosen colours.

Options/Added Extras

As an alternative to pressing paper into the paste, try using a plastic bag. Smooth it on and peel it back, this one can be used repeatedly.

Try scrunching up your paper before you apply it to the paste for a different effect

Vary how long you leave the paste before you apply the paper.

Try scrunching the bag up while it’s on the paste before you remove it for another look again

For a coloured background, mix your chosen colour of paint into the paste before you apply it to the board. This will lighten your colours as the texture paste is opaque.

Have fun and experiment, it’s often through ‘happy accidents’ that you find new techniques🙂 Here’s a few that I found while experimenting with texture paste for the first time.

Just the beginning, a few samples made after only an afternoon with texture paste!

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