Acrylic Texture Mediums
As acrylics are a very flexible painting medium,
they can be applied directly from the tube and perform very much like oils,
or used in conjunction with other materials to create a variation of texture and surfaces.
There are many acrylic texture mediums and gels available directly from the shop,
but with a bit of imagination you can create textures using products such as salt, sand, napkins and tissue paper.
We have written about some of the acrylic texture mediums which should be available from most art shops.
Acrylic Gel Mediums
Used to thicken paint for impasto work.
Modeling Paste
A heavy-textured paste for creating relief effects.
Texture Gels
Gels used to add texture and effects to paintings
Texture Paste
Used to build up heavy layers of texture
Working with acrylics offer a wide spectrum of possibilities and options with
regards to how the paint is applied and what the paint is applied to.
Many different materials can be mixed with acrylic paint to create unique textures and surfaces.
Whether the artist is incorporating well-known texture mediums to the painting,
or testing out new and unusual materials,
the inventive mixed-media artist have a whole range of possibilities
available to produce surprising and unexpected effects to enhance the artwork.
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