Thick Paint | Skip Allen Paints

Hey Everyone,

I’m so sorry I haven’t been posting much of late. I spend most of my time managing my sister’s care. She had a stroke about six years ago, but was able to continue living at home with help until April of last year. She cannot walk any more and requires a lot more help. She is now in a nursing home. I live in Georgia, but she is in Mississippi. I spend most of my time in Mississippi these days. I do have my older computer here and can continue painting.

My Painter 2019 class is still available. A few folks in that class requested that I do another Painter brush making class. I did the last one in 2012. I started it last week and hope to have it available in a month or sooner.

Lately, thick paint interests me. I have mixed watercolor with thick paint and that has been fun. I want to perfect thick paint and be able to use it in a very thick way. I have made some new brushes that I really like. Some are palette knives but the ones I am liking the most are thick paint variants with very stiff bristles. Here are a couple of examples. The first one started as watercolor washes and then I added thick paint.

Corel Painter 2019, Watercolor and Thick Paint variants

In the next one, I am using only thick paint and the variants are palette knives.

Corel Painter 2019, Thick Paint Palette Knives

And the last one is also using Thick Paint, but the variants have very stiff bristles. I like this look a lot.

Corel Painter 2019, Thick Paint variants with stiff bristles

When I feel like the brushes are complete, I’ll post them. It has been a while since I have given out any variants on my site. I like how these are looking and hope you do too.

Enjoy,

Skip

Hello Everyone,

You can still register for my class, Painter 2018, Is It Real Paint. I cover all the new functions released with Painter 2018 and more. The class includes 115 video demonstrations and many resources, such as brushes, papers, textures, etc. I don’t think you will find another class that offers as much as this class. Do register right away. Everything is available for download to your computer; you can watch and work the assignments at your leisure. The class will stay open well into the new year, however, registration will close December 31, 2017. Don’t delay!

I hope to see you in class! I created this image while demonstrating thick paint. I had taken a photograph of Cade’s Cove in the Smokey Mountains on a winter day. It was cold and a winter storm was brewing. I wanted to express the feeling of the day, plus I was in a somewhat somber mood when I did the painting. I love the new thick paint brushes and explain in detail how they work and show you how to build your own. I think thick paint is one of the best new features of Painter 2018.