Creating Texture: Using Spoons & Knives Impasto Corn Painting Technique #shorts #painting #art

Let's paint a wonderfully textured corn series painting on canvas. The art technique you see here is called Daubism.

Hello Art Family it's Dena Tollefson and I am so glad you are here!

Are you looking to add more movement and texture into your acrylic and oil paintings? In today's video I will demonstrate how to use spoons and palette knives on this abstract sky landscape and create a fantastic, low relief sculpture effect in paint as well as a sense of movement.

I am painting with a spoon applying thick slabs of oil paint. The technique is identical when you are using acrylic paint. This painting is on stretched cotton canvas and is named "Baby Moses Discovered in The Nile" and is part of my narrative Corn Series body of work. I waited until the underpainting was thoroughly dry before adding this texture.

There are many tools you can use to add texture to your artwork. You can use painting knives, palette knives, spoons, cotton buds (Q-Tips), sponges, brushes, your fingers, really anything can be used to make texture.

Palette knives have a flat blade and are normally used to mix paint but you can also apply paint with them
Painting knives have the hooked edge -see that hooked edge when you look from the side? They come in many sizes and shapes, and can make some wonderful textures
Spoons I use two different sizes of spoons in my work. The spoon leaves a soft, wide mark that is difficult to replicate with a painting knife. Remember if you paint with a spoon to not use it for eating

My name is Dena Tollefson and I am a professional, full time artist from Iowa USA. I provide painting tutorials in acrylic, and occasionally watercolor and oil paint. I host fun art challenges to help you stretch your art muscles and meet new like minded YouTubers.

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I am a Christian and my artwork is positive message, uplifting and healing. Collectors use my paintings for meditation, calming, and healing thought.
My sky paintings are my idea of how God created Earth with one breath. Every morning and every evening He creates a new sky for us.

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[maryaikens]

WoW! I’m quite impressed with this painting and your other paintings.