There are many ways to create texture for a collage. You can layer paper or cloth, use very thick paint, mix sand into your medium, embed objects, and the list goes on.
In today’s clip, however, Ann Baldwin will demonstrate how to use light molding paste or gel with an ordinary stencil to add a textured pattern to the surface of your collage. It’s a very simple process, and as you’ll see, very effective. Take a look:
You can also get Ann Baldwin’s full collage tutorial on DVD at Creative Catalyst.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
Today, Jacqueline Sullivan is demonstrating one of her many techniques for adding texture to a painting or collage. Most of us have seen the heavy, painterly texture that can be achieved using molding paste (or similar products) but here Jacqueline actually removes most of the paste by pressin. . . read more
There are a lot of ways to add texture to a painting or collage, but today's video is probably the simplest, easiest explanation I've seen in a while. Claudine Hellmuth uses very few materials and ends up with a nice texture that is both flexible (so you can use it in book-like applications) a. . . read more
In today's video clip, watercolor painter Cheng-Khee Chee is demonstrating a rather fascinating technique for creating a marble texture, or pattern, with ink and water. As you'll see, the trick is to add, and then sort of "stir" the ink gently into the basin of water, in order to create swirls. . . read more
Today's video clip demonstrates an easy way to create visual interest in a painting or collage. All you need is a small roller, some paint, and a stencil. (And perhaps some blotting paper.) Take a look as Anne Bagby shows how it's done: NOTE: You can get Anne's full DVD of collage and painting. . . read more
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