Sentences with phrase «effect of acrylic paint»

This application gave something of the effect of acrylic paint stained into raw canvas, a method of application that was common at the time.

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She achieves this visual effect by creating a layered visual — a digitally printed photograph based on paper or linen, merged with painted acrylics on layers of transparent silk.

Acrylic paint is transformed to conjure up sunsets, boxes of jewelry, coral reefs and other indelible effects of light and atmosphere such as fog, shimmery afterimage and splashy crescendos.

Chung's use of the collage medium is not obvious — the dried acrylic paint and the paper are hard to separate — and the grid - like effect is created by ripping portions of paint off the canvas, then refilling the gaps.

Some of the artworks are large acrylic paintings while others use water - based oils for a softer effect with blended color values.

And yes, it is the acrylic paint that the viewers see, but instead of seeing it on the surface, it's rather within the artwork, creating mesmerizing and fluctuating highlights, reflections and refractions, through a spatial color effect similar to the one that could be seen in the work of Barnett Newman or Mark Rothko.

The San Francisco dealer Jessica Silverman has a knack for putting together memorable booths at art fairs, and her selection of paintings by the Canadian - born, Berlin - based artist Shannon Finley was a knockout, presenting a suite of abstractions that the artist created by using a palette knife to apply acrylic that he mixed with gels for a satiny, opalescent effect.

Relying on the thinner quality of acrylic paint compared to oil, Nara creates each painting by adding and removing pigment until he reaches his desired effect: a canvas made up of suspended hues that allows the figure to emerge through layers of color, inviting the viewer to stand still and enter a moment of contemplation.

The «Wood Grain» and «Carpet» paintings have more muted though still very textured surfaces: The former are painted with thin washes of acrylic paint to create trompe l'oeil effects, while the latter are pieces of real plush carpet

The haloing effect seen around each stain results from the turpentine that is used to thin out the paint, a step necessary for oil paints and the Magna brand of acrylic paint.

Gilliam similarly experimented with the application of his acrylic paint; in May III (1972), he crumpled and folded the canvas while staining it with paint in order to produce innovative effects.

Sometimes there are elements of collage; on occasions the aluminium plate sits behind a pair of acrylic layers, themselves painted on to create a three - dimensional effect.

Painting with airbrushed acrylic on nylon mesh or Mylar has the effect of layering illusionistic space on top of the painting's actual, materiaPainting with airbrushed acrylic on nylon mesh or Mylar has the effect of layering illusionistic space on top of the painting's actual, materiapainting's actual, material space.

Her paintings are usually dominated by symmetrical linear patterns fashioned with bright acrylic colors except when figural forms emerge, which have the effect of decentralizing the composition.

Her transition to acrylic paint (largely in the 1960s) allowed for different kinds of color, and different edge effects, but the larger opportunities of surface and space and interrelationship continue.

They are composed with various techniques, graceful drawings of acrylic, repetitive overlaying of gesso or dye, patterns that come into appearance from masking, and the visual effect that embraces richness in layers arouse a curiosity to explore what is illustrated deep inside the paintings.

One of the first things you might notice when you approach one of Alma Thomas» paintings in her current exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem is that the gauzy petals of acrylic paint almost lift off the canvas to create a feathery visual effect.

The mineral effect of the surfaces of the objects derives from the metal plating applied to chairs and bicycles, fans, watering cans, and other objects, whereas the uniformity of color derives from the acrylic paint that Arman uses as coating or glue.

These hybrid images of flat color planes and illusory depth, executed in acrylic, spray paint and computer programs like Photoshop and Illustrator, have a pronounced retinal effect Elrod gets by putting sharp geometric shapes out of focus.

The effect is a simultaneous obfuscation of Bittman's initial compositions as she highlights their structure with acrylic paint, revealing new patterns through the masked or semi-masked surfaces.

She thus became an early proponent of acrylic paints, which do not have the same degrading effect on canvas.

From the mid 1960s the artist made the final and full switch from oil paints to acrylic, enjoying the liberating effects of the speedy drying time.

By pouring acrylic paints onto a length of canvas and then folding it over on itself while still wet, or vice versa, he created prismatic spatial effects and unexpected color combinations, pushing the brushless staining and soaking techniques also employed by artists like Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, and Kenneth Noland to a newly lyrical extreme.

Hughen repeats her chosen shape with ink and acrylic paint on multiple sheets of mylar or paper, layering them to weightless effect.

The instructor will provide techniques that utilize the qualities of acrylic paint to render effects similar to both watercolor and oil paint.

As you can tell in the video, I just blotted on the shimmery white paint with a sponge brush (in hindsight, I would have used a stencil brush for a more even finish), then while that paint was still wet, I very lightly blotted on some tan acrylic paint on the same 3 sides of every hex to create a «shadow» effect.