Painting 33

Ref 1080 Acrylic .- Texturizing the canvas on cardboard

 
"The color of a rainy day"
acrylic over texturized canvas

This is the result of this technic;

Main Graphic steps;
Masking frame
modeling paste colored with paint and applied with spatula

Start by covering average médium value color (after planing previously your work)

We need a smooth surface to work with is easier than a rough one
so spray wáter before everything become dry and tilt the cardboard  accordingly

 

After competely dry apply color ligth again mixing the pale tones with modeling paste and apply with spatula

Before completely dry make the surface smoth with spatula and/or make more texture where you need like the branches

Now you have the underpainting to work with just brush to redefine lines and details (save whites spots every time you can

Final details and tape frame away

Varnish application and additional wáter drops above varnish once is dry