Painting Techniques

Painting Techniques

Marble

Raw umber
Black
White
Prussian blue
Glaze
Water

Remember that marble veins generally flow in one direction. Marble is achieved by layering and using these techniques of splattering and high and low lights on the veins.

Paint on veins, think of how water flows through the marble creating the veins


Layer of glaze


Splatering


paint on highlights and lowlights, make sure to do it unevenly through the veins then a layer of glaze


Fill in some areas as darker areas with a wash


Another layer of glaze




Leather

Paints needed: Yellow ocher, burnt sienna, and raw umber
paper towel
glue
FEV

crumple paper towel

Glue paper towel to surface (keep texture wrinkles)

Scumble layer of yellow ocher

scumble layer of burnt sienna

Scumble layer of raw umber

Then FEV

Metals

Three different types of Metals from left to right
initial layer of black, burnt sienna, and raw umber

Gold

Use gold metallic powder, glaze, and yellow ocher

Scumble mixture onto burnt sienna prepped burnt sienna surface

Silver

use silver grey metallic powder and a little prussian blue in glaze
(to make a more pewter colour use more prussian blue)

Scumble silver mixture onto black prepped surface

Bronze

Mix gold mixture with burnt sienna and raw umber to create bronze
(to create copper use more burnt sienna less raw umber)

Scumble bronze mixture onto raw umber prepped surface

To create patinated look on the bronze use white and Teal blue and greens and water





Crackle

To create crackle effect you will need a hair dryer, paint and white glue

Paint desired base coat (to be seen through the crackles) let dry

Paint layer of glue onto surface, wait for it to get tacky

Paint layer of desire topcoat colour paint on top of the tacky glue

Then dry with hair dryer