How to Get Texture on a Painting by Using Paper
Textures on paintings serve many purposes. In abstract art, surface ridges and patterns add visual interest and enliven the interplay of shapes and colors. In naturalistic subjects, surface texture helps describe the tactile nature of objects. Using paper to add texture to a painting offers a versatile and dynamic way to alter the effects of liquid paint on your canvas. Use different sizes of paper with varying degrees of hardness to create a variety of unique textures.
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Instructions
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Textured Paper Method
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Cover your canvas in a thin layer of paint, using a paintbrush. Lay textured paper flat against the paint. Allow the paint to dry until the surface becomes tacky.
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Slowly and carefully remove the textured paper. This will leave a small pattern of texture in your paint.
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Paint over this pattern in light layers with colors of your choice.
Tissue Paper Method
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Apply a thick layer of paint to your canvas using a paintbrush.
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Place a sheet of soft tissue paper over your paint. Press and crease the paper over the canvas to create folds and lines.
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Allow the paint to dry until it becomes tacky. Slowly remove the tissue paper, taking care not to disturb the patterns in your paint.
Stamping with Paper Method
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Apply paint to your canvas using your paintbrush. You may use either thick or thin layers of paint according to your preference.
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Fold and crinkle paper into a large, loose ball. Tissue paper works well for this method, but textured paper or paper towels may be substituted.
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Press this ball of paper against the wet paint in a stamping action. This process leaves the imprint of the paper's folds in the paint.
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Tips & Warnings
Never allow paint to dry fully with paper on top, since the paper will stick to the canvas.
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