Week 21

Texture Paste Design

BY LISA M. PACE | from Delight in the Details

Combining texture paint with acrylic paint provides a raised texture design, which you can apply to a myriad of projects. In this project, the raised design is applied to the chipboard cover of a mini scrapbook album, but this technique would work equally well on canvas, wood or other substrates. Incorporate this technique into a work-in-progress, or let it kick-start a new creation.

Materials

stencil with floral design

texture paste (any color)

palette knife

optional: removable tape

acrylic paint (neutral color for the background and 2 colors for the design)

paintbrush

neutral-colored fluid chalk ink

water

thin-bristle brush

transparent glitter glue

vintage buttons

strong adhesive (such as hot glue)

1. Spread the paste

Place a stencil over the background surface. Using a palette knife, spread texture paste over the stencil making sure to keep the stencil in place. (You can secure it with removable tape if needed.)

2. Remove the stencil

Once the stencil design is filled with texture paste, gently remove it from the background. Allow the texture paste to dry completely.

3. Paint the background

Paint the entire background, including the design, using a neutral-color of acrylic paint.

4. Apply chalk ink to the background

Apply a blend of neutral-color chalk inks to the painted background. Apply the ink in light circular motions to create a shaded effect.

5. Paint a design

Add about 1–2 teaspoons (5–10 ml) of water to thin the other two colors of acrylic paint. Using a thin-bristle brush, apply paint to color the textured design. Allow the paint to dry.

6. Add glitter glue and buttons

Accent the textured design using transparent glitter glue. Attach a button to each flower center using a strong adhesive, such as hot glue.