First, a thick layer of Acrylic Gesso was applied to a sheet of acrylic paper.
While the gesso was still wet, rice were spread on top and arranged into the desired design.
The rice were lightly pressed into the gesso with a palette knife and left to dry for a for half an hour until the gesso was dry.
(time depending on room temperature).
When the texture was dry, further 3 layers of gesso, mixed with plenty of water, were applied on top of the rice
until the whole texture was covered with gesso.
A wash of Burnt Umber acrylic paint was then applied, covering the whole surface
Artist Notes:
The texture was later painted with a wash of Yellow Ochre to create a deeper tone and to remove the white areas in the painting.
Only white rice was used to create this texture.
A brown rice or a mixture of the two could have been used to create a different colour tone
(or effect depending on the different sizes of rice used).
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