
Adding grit with texture sand paste in your next Mixed Media art piece may cause you to clench your teeth when apply in, but it’s worth it when the result is texture sand that is flexible and paintable.
Background Type:
- any substrate that can accept acrylic paint
Palette: DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics
- Prussian Blue Hue – DMFA30
- Titanium White – DMFA39
- Cobalt Blue Hue – DMFA08
- Quinacridone Magenta – DMFA35
- Quinacridone Violet – DMFA34
- Dioxazine Purple – DMFA12
- Hansa Yellow Light – DMFA16
- Ultramarine Blue – DMFA43
- Raw Sienna – DMFA36
Prep and Mediums
- DecoArt Media White Gesso – DMM18
- DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste – DMM23
Brushes:
Royal Aqualon
- 1/2″, 3/4″ & 1″ Wash Glaze – R2700
- #10 & 12 Shader – R2150
Royal Soft-Grip
- #8 Bristle Bright – SG1425
General Supplies:
- Royal Brush Square Brush Basin – RD325
- Royal Essentials Palette Paper – RD358
- Royal Palette/Painting Knife – LG2
- No-Stick Mat (currently using the Unstick Arts and Craft Sheet)
- Mister Bottle Filled with Water
- Paper Towels
- Baby, Kitchen Wipes or Kitchen cloths (for dry rub application)
- Heat Gun
- Punchinella Sequin Waste Strip
Manufacturers
- DecoArt – DecoArt.com
- Royal Brush – RoyalBrush.com
- Unstick – Unstick.ca

Texture Sand In Your Art
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