The Art of Texture

Before you start painting, to give your work a richer more 3d effect, put down some texture. One basic but very effective technique is just to glue some fabric or canvas onto your stretched canvas or board, then put a good thick layer of texture past or gesso over the top. You can scratch into the gesso or add some sand etc to add another dimension. This will give you a beautiful rich textural base to then create your masterpiece upon.