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Explore Mixed Media, tons of resources
List of Materials & Techniques to Try:
wax resists (using wax paper and plastic kitchen wrap)
making imprints with gauze, cheesecloth, and plastic shopping bags
outlining with metallic pens or markers to create contrast
slicing and weaving
doodling
drawing and painting on top of photos/photocopies
blowing paint
using tempera over acrylic
using pastel over tempera
how to create a batik look
hatching
dry-brushing
Alcohol on diluted acrylic
Alcohol on diluted acrylic
When alcohol meets acrylic paint, amazing things happen to produce textured art. Here an underpainting is created by spreading diluted acrylic paint on an Ampersand Encausticbord. While the paint is still wet, the surface of the board is sprayed with 70% rubbing alcohol, which, changes the viscosity of the paint and moves it away from the drops of alcohol, creating a gorgeous mottled surface and lots of visual texture.
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