Painting Techiques: Spattering
Spattering is a technique where the paint is being sprayed or flicked onto the surface of a painting
using either a paint brush, toothbrush or a spray diffuser.
The way the artist apply the paint is to carefully hit or knock the brush (which contains paint)
with a stick or another object so small droplets of paint are spread all over the painting surface.
Spattering can be done on any paint surface with both white and coloured ground.
Layers of paint can “spattered” on top of each other in different colours to create unique marbling or stone effects.
This technique can be used for both opaque and transparent techniques
and can be applied with watercolour, acrylics and oil paint.
The whole surface can be spattered, or only some areas of the painting to create texture. The rest of the painting can be masked and stay free from the spattered paint.
Some artist may create paintings which consist entirely of paint which has been spatted onto the canvas or other painting surfaces
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