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    Kasurin
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        I’d like to add a bit of a texture to my painting. I planned to use plaster of paris but when I tried it out it didn’t entirely stick right to the canvas. The edges of the plaster had gaps between it and the canvas. The canvas was stretched and primed once. Is there another medium anyone can suggest I use or is there a specific way to apply the plaster? Should I use plywood instead of canvas material? I was already thinking of using some sort of adhesive on the back of the canvas so that the plaster would stick better or something…what is the best adhesive to use, if any?

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        #1025222
        Marquisina
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            Hey Kasurin

            I used plaster of paris on plywood for a painting I did last year, and the painting itself turned out quite nicely, however…… any little bump or wrong look..( really!) has little pieces of plaster falling everywhere. I wouldn’t recommend it at all, although it was fun to do!

            Marqui :rolleyes:

            #1025227
            Kasurin
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                Thank you very much ! I’m checking out modelling pastes now. Plaster on plywood also seems like a good thing to try out but I’m pretty worried about what you said of the plaster cracking. Thanks again for the great info!

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                Leaflin
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                    Hi Kasurin :)
                    Welcome to the mixed Media Forum!
                    I think you will be very pleased with the Molding Paste, it has a great deal of flexability.

                    I hope you let us see what you are working on!

                    #1025224
                    lisilk
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                        Hi Kasurin,

                        I use Golden products but Liquitex makes them as well. I use both Light and heavy molding pastes on canvas or board. Clings and shapes well, no cracking or chipping…or falling off a year later. I also use Golden extra Coarse Pumice Gel for a grainier texture.

                        Can we see some work ??? :evil:

                        Cheers,

                        Li

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                        #1025228
                        Kasurin
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                            Oh dear… hope you’re not dissapointed with what I have to say… but I’m not going to use modelling paste… it sells for too much here and I wanted really thick texture so that means I need a lot of it… I’m trying out a suggestion of a friend about using wood glue, and very finely shifted wood shavings. I added plaster powder to the mix and it seems to work fine so far. If you are all still interested in seeing what it looks like , I should have that done soon ( unless something comes up and I’m not able to produce it… :( )
                            Thank you for taking an interest! =)

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                            lisilk
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                                Hey, it’s still all good information.

                                Make sure you show us the result in a new thread so we can oooh and ahhh !

                                Cheers,

                                Li

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                                #1025226
                                DJFan
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                                    I saw an artist on HGTV this morning demonstrating using plaster and painting. He did a mixture of three fifths plaster to one fifth elmers glue and one fifth water, mixed it until it had a cake frosting consistancy, and squirted it through cake icing decorating bag to make sculptured doves. He said the glue gives the plaster flexibility . He also used metallic finger nail polish to embellish it and give it the look of gold leafing. Really cool stuff.

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                                    Margie L
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                                        I’m glad I ran across this thread. Since you all are talking about building up texture I thought I would jump in. I am starting a mixed media collage/acrylic painting and want to make a wave ala the japanese block print by Hokusai. I have planned on using polymer clay in thin layers to make the wave like form and then attach it to the canvas using a glue called GE Silicone II. Have any of you had any experience with clay on canvas? I plan on building the form on foil, baking it and then attaching it to the canvas. The rest of the collage is torn cardboard shapes that will be painted with the acrylic. I am excited about this project as it is a bit different from anything else I have seen. I am confident that the glue will hold the clay but was just wondering if anyone else has used the clay in this manner.

                                        Margie L C and C's always welcome and appreciated.
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                                        #1025229
                                        Kasurin
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                                            Hmm.. I’m not going to be much help with the clay… all I can really think about is that it might depend on what knid of clay you would use. I think there are different types? I think some crack when they dry and harden.

                                            My computer crashed recently so I can’t put the photos I took of my work yet. But I was able to find a pretty successful formula of using fabric/wood glue, ordinary white glue, a little water, sawdust and plaster of Paris. I’ve done 6 works to date using that mixture and it’s worked fine. Any cracks I’ve come across with are tiny and I just make a slip consisting of plaster and water to cover any of the cracks up. Depending on how thick the mixture is, it’ll probably take 2 days to fully dry.

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                                            Kasurin
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                                                Mary Woodul
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                                                    Hi Kasurin, welcome to Mixed Media. Your painting with the plaster looks good. I have used commercial wall plaster for many years and have never had any trouble with it. I have used it with tissue paper and also imbedded other things with it. I have a couple of things to do right now but later in the day I will take a picture of the consistency and application of it and post them in this thread for you.

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                                                    Mary Woodul
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                                                        Here are the pictures I promised. This plaster is a mexican brand wall plaster that is grainy but I am sure you can get it anywhere. It has not dried on the small stretched canvas and in fact I put it over a painting I didn’t like so it is a good way to start over again. I used it staight out of the can without putting anything else in it. I apply it this way because I like it for a background but you can do almost anything with it.
                                                        https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212542 Here is a link to a painting of mine that has it applied in this way together with tissue paper. I have never had a problem of it falling off or cracking.

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