Painting Techniques

Today you will be…

• Working in pairs on an activity • Painting using 8 different techniques• Reflecting on which techniques were successful and which you will

use in your project• Apply techniques to the 3D masks you have made and/or 2D work

By the end of this lesson you will…..

• Be able to identify 8 different painting techniques.• Be able to write instruction on how you produced the 8 painting

techniques.

You could also……• Describe limitations and qualities of the techniques you use.• Apply 2 or more painting techniques to your own project- in both 2D

and 3D.

1. Latex resist H&S

• Apply a wash of watercolour paint

• Leave to dry• Apply liquid latex to the

areas that will be masked. • Leave to dry• Apply another watercolour

over the latex• Peel off the latex

3. Wet on dry

• Apply a wash of watercolour

• Leave to dry• Apply other colours

on to the dry surface• Leave to dry

4. Sponge

•Apply the watercolour paint with a sponge•Leave to dry•Apply a second coat of watercolour paint, in a darker of lighter shade •Leave to dry

• Apply a wash of watercolour paint

• Do not leave to dry

• Apply another colour to the wet surface, adding any details over the top.

• Leave to dry

2. Wet on wet

5. Hessian

• Apply the watercolour paint with a piece of hessian

• Leave to dry

• Apply a second coat of watercolour paint, in a darker or lighter shade

• Leave to dry

6. Dry brush

• Apply paint with a paint brush and select a watercolour

• Apply the paint to the surface without reloading the brush with paint

• Leave to dry

7. Salt• Apply a wash of

watercolour paint• Sprinkle a layer of

salt over the wet surface

• Apply drops of another colour over the salt layer

• Leave to dry

8. Bubble wrap

• Apply the watercolour paint with a piece of bubble wrap

• Leave to dry

• Apply a second coat of watercolour paint, in a darker or lighter shade

• Leave to dry

How to create your 8 samples of painting techniques…

1. Turn paper to landscape format2. Divide the paper into 8 equal boxes

with pencil or masking tape.3. Apply a watercolour wash to box 1-

Latex resist and 3- Wet on dry.4. Leave box 1 and 2 to dry5. Continue working on the remaining

boxes and leave to dry.6. Go back to boxes 1. Latex resist and

3. wet on dry

Mixing paint using ratios…..

For example, you want to mix grey paint for your mask. To do this you need to mix white and black together in a ratio of 3:2. Q: How much white paint would you need if you wanted to make 10 litres of grey paint?

White Black

3 : 2

6 litres : 4 litres

x 2 x 2

Colour Theory

REMEMBER!Refer back to last weeks hand-out on the colour wheel.

When mixing your colours consider…..Primary coloursSecondary coloursTertiary coloursCool versus hotNeutral coloursAccent coloursClashing colours

What next?

• Use a view finder to select the sample you want to put in your sketchbook.• Annotate your samples using key terminology e.g. wet on dry, wet on

wet, watercolour wash….• Include instructions on how you created the samples, including

qualities and limitations e.g. “My mask is made out of modroc so I cannot use watercolour. Therefore, I will use acrylic paint instead”• Apply techniques to the masks you have made.