Sculptural painting. What do I need to get started?
Sculptural painting. What do I need to get started?
Sculptural painting is a new kind of modern art, a symbiosis of elements of flat painting and three–dimensional sculpture. Three-dimensional paintings on different subjects are created with the help of palette knives from a shapeless mass of special texture paste or decorative plaster.
What do you need to know about the technique of three-dimensional painting to get started? What materials and tools will be needed.
The main materials for sculptural painting are texture and relief paste of the Evgenia Ermilova™ brand. If desired, you can experiment with decorative plasters from other manufacturers, with building mixes and pastes for creativity. But the ideal volume in the petals (up to 7-8 cm), juicy color and strength after drying are provided only by a textural paste created specifically for this type of art. And this is the textured and embossed paste of the Evgenia Ermilova™ brand.
For the first experience, 3 tinted texture pastes are enough: 1 for the flower, 1 for the leaves and 1 for the background. The white texture paste is universal. It is always needed and with a margin. It helps to get lighter tones from colored plasters and increase the number of shades in the work. And the universal formula for the number of shades for paintings in sculptural painting from the author of the technique Evgenia Ermilova can be found in the article "How much decorative plaster is needed for work?"
The main tools for the technique of volumetric paste painting are artistic palette knives of different sizes. The shape and size of the created elements depends on the size and shape of the working surface of the palette knives used.
What else will you definitely need to work? The palette!
The palette in sculptural painting is the most important auxiliary tool. A texture paste or decorative plaster is laid out on it. Petals and leaves are collected on it with the help of a palette knife. Any clean, smooth surface can be used as a palette, but we recommend using a plastic modeling board, A4 format and more.
Some mistakenly believe that only an experienced artist or someone who knows how to draw can master the technique. No, it's not like that! Evgenia Ermilova's unique author's technique allows anyone to master three-dimensional painting. To learn more about studying at the online school of sculptural painting, follow the link:
