FMP

FMP 

Paint application 

18/05/16

Because I am experimenting a lot with different materials and a lot with paint, I wanted to experiment more with paint application and colour combinations. 

Using some of the smaller sculptures I have made, I experimented using acrylic, and how I could apply it differently.

Because of the nature of mod rock, it is a lot more absorbent than a lump of dry plaster, so I decided to try using watered down acrylic, and using the shape of the sculpture to change the way I applied the paint.

To apply the paint, I chose one colour at first and poured a small amount into one spot and then turned the sculpture around so that the paint flowed in different directions, I also did this with the second colour, and because I had watered down the paint and because the material was a lot more absorbent, the paint blended together and made a very unique pattern. The paint also tended to set in the creases of the mod rock.

With the next mod rock sculpture, I chose more than two colours, and rather than moving the sculpture around to move the paint, I just poured it over the top and let it run and blend together whilst trying to get an equal amount of the same colour evenly distributed.

Pouring watered down acrylic onto solid plaster compared to mod rock has a very different effect, and is also a lot more opaque because of the less absorbent nature, which means I am able to experiment more with block colour than with washed out and blended colours.