Mixed media texture technique using just paint and heat gun
You can create this incredible texture, which is hard to the touch, using just paint and a heat gun.
The trick is to use metallic paint. Good ole, cheapy, acrylic, paint...but it has to be metallic.
Paint it on, pour it on, spread it on, however you wish, I've tried all the various ways and it works. But leave some areas thick, the texture will come from the thick areas.
After you've put your paint on, heat it with a heat gun. The thick areas will start to bubble up, some bubbles will get quite high, some will even "pop." The bubbles will go down as you move the heat gun to another area but the texture remains.
It cools real quickly and leaves you with this amazing texture.
made a couple yesterday with folk art paints that turned out pretty well. Tried one today with lumiere metallic and WOOHOO! Also, who knew that wallboard tape was self adhesive? Another WOOHOO! Great blogs and your photographs are much, much better than good.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked the technique and thanks for your great comments. I agree, Lumiere is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMe again. Have always been a fan of art supplies, just didn't know what to do with them so they accumulated. Hence I also tried Sargent Art LIQUID metal and a Martha Living silver metallic glaze. Sargents reacted the same as Folk Art and Lumiere but Martha's glaze would puff up and then collapse in fine wrinkles. It was quite interesting but keep the heat gun farther back because it started smoking! Thought I was going to have to use my iced tea in a new and unusual manner when that happened. LOL
ReplyDeleteAccumulating craft supplies isn't normal then??? I thought it was the sign of a true crafter! You have to accumulate now and save for your old age when you might be broke or physically unable to get to the craft stores! LOL
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Sargent Art....so I must find it and try it, thanks for the info on it. I tried some wood glaze with this technique and nothing happened other than it dried fast so I don't think I tried it with any other glazes...now thanks to your work I'll try it again.
The Sargent Art metallic are available at Dick Blick and the Martha Living glaze is at Lowe's. HOWEVER when I got into my studio this morning I found the glaze to be oddly sticky to the touch.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, interesting about the glaze. Does it normally take days to dry or stay tacky to the touch? or do you think that's related to the heating?
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, Been fighting my computer for 2days. That was the first time I played with the glaze, will experiment more. Also have large number of patterned tissue, but regular gift wrap type not artist tissue. Also have 15 or 20 different pkgs of foofoo napkins. If you're interested let me know. It'll have to be snail mail as I am in Southern California.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to do a trade, I've got a closet full of unwanted, unused, way too much of this item, supplies. What would you be interested in? Off the top of my head, I've got a big grocery bag full of trims and tassel type things that needs a new home, a garbage bag full of decorator sample fabrics, as well as a stack of cardstock that needs to go. How about a flat rate package of equal size to each other? You can email me directly at crueltyfre at gmail dot com.
DeleteTried the Martha living glaze next to the one I heated. Had a VERY long open time, but dried normally. Of course it was much thinner. But it appears that it does not like to be heated.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, You and I did a mail exchange last year. Was hoping you had posted again. How are you doing. I know you have health issues too, so I hope you are feeling well. Best wishes, Fran Rogo
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