development exercise - backgrounds

I had a meeting with a tutor to develop my major project.  He gave me a task to have fun and play with acrylic paints. He showed me some interesting techniques which I could use for the background of my book. Many ideas came to my mind! I wasn't afraid of experimenting with this medium. 





Acrylic Paint techniques:

1) Drybrush- to achieve a highly saturated stroke of colour with a rough, scratchy unrefined edge -basically using a dry brush with a paint


2) washing- this technique imitates watercolour, but it sets enduring. To achieve this technique, you have to add more water to your paint

3) Stippling- this technique is more precise; basically, to create this technique, you have to dab the head of your brush on your surface with a continual motion

4) Pouring - This technique is my favourite and extremely effortless!!  requires pouring paint on the surface/paper


5) Splattering- 

6) Dabbing-

7) Palette knife- This technique can be achieved in both acrylic and oil mediums by using palette knife with paint on it. Creates fantastic texture

8) Detailing- This fantastic technique we can achieve using a small fine brush. Allows us to obtain complex details.

9) Underpainting- 
































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Comments

  1. Sam DarganMay 8, 2022 at 2:46 PM

    You really need to edit this post, Patrycja, it is good to see you experimenting (change the title of this post - it is a development exercise) but there must be a reason why you are doing this. Follow up on how you use these backgrounds too. We talked about scanning them and using them as part of your design.

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