TECHNIQUES

Hilary’s techniques for painting backgrounds

The background of a painting is often just as important as the foreground. But sometimes the background is the most difficult part to paint, especially if you start with the foreground and then try to paint the fiddly bits in between. Here are a number of techniques that can be used to produce an interesting background – painlessly!

Click on the techniques below for a guide.

Using coloured mount board >>>

Using masking fluid >>>

Getting dark backgrounds with acrylics (for use with stencils) >>>

Applying liquid paint to fabric >>>

Painting Striped Backgrounds >>>

Radiating Stripes >>>