Blob Painting

How to Make Blob Painting Easily?

On Instagram or Pinterest, Blob Art is usually a hit with creative minds. The images shared are all very hypnotic and beautifully coloured. It is no surprise to see hobbyists, art students and artists trying out this new technique with its satisfying creative process and terribly relaxing properties.

REMEMBER: Blob Art is a painting technique that consists of applying colour in the form of round, regular “blobs” or “paint spots” and then superimposing them on top of one another between several drying phases.

What is Blob Art?

Blob art is a painting technique used to create relief artworks. The colours are superimposed, creating concentric multicoloured circles. The leading artist who has developed this technique is the Canadian Mike Hammer (Toronto).

GOOD TO KNOW: Contrary to the technique of Dotting or Dot painting which works on points, meticulousness and which requires pointed tools with very fine ends to apply the paint, the blob Painting is worked rather with bottles or flexible bottles with conical ends to work with ease on large surfaces.

Where To Find Blob Art Paint?

To create your first blob painting, ready-to-use kits are available in specialised fine art shops or in some supermarkets. The colour assortments are generally presented in bottles to facilitate the application of the drops directly onto the canvas. The German brand Viva Decor offers a wide range of ready-to-use colours.

With this creative, meditative and easily reproducible technique, impressive works can be created. No special knowledge is required for.

Blob Paintings are made up of coloured big dots stacked on top of each other. The dots then come together to create pixelated images. Blobs can be applied to a monochrome or coloured canvas. They can be used to complement a design or to enhance existing subjects.

GOOD TO KNOW: Apply four to six layers of blobs, depending on the size of the circles. The drying time depends on the number of blobs. The more paint, the longer the drying process.

Blob Art inspired by a work by Takashi Murakami

Viva Decor Blob Art Painting

• Paint is available individually or in a set
• Ready-to-use water-thinable paint
• For use on flat, horizontal, smooth surfaces
• Apply to canvas mounted on a stretcher, wood panel, plastic or glass
• Allow to dry for 12 to 24 hours between each application of paint

GOOD TO KNOW: For round blobs, hold the tip of the bottle vertically in the middle of the blob. For stretched effects, pull the tip of the bottle to the edge of the holder.

You Will Need:

• Canvas, canvas board, or wood panel (ready to paint, already primed)
• Blob Paint Viva Decor bottles
• Clear varnish (epoxy resin or acrylic varnish)
• A large brush/palette to spread the varnish

These products are currently available at GreatArt Online or in the art supply shop in London Shoreditch..

Blob Painting Tutorial

• Draw a pattern to follow if needed or start freehand
• Apply the first large drops as a base for your blobs. Think about the spacing, as the blobs will spread out with the fluid paint and may come into contact with the blobs next to them
• Hold the bottle of paint vertically to facilitate the flow
• Leave to dry for 12 to 24 hours depending on the diameter of the blobs
• Apply the second layer of smaller blobs on the dry blobs and so on
• Allow to dry again and repeat as long as it is possible to stack blobs
• Let all of the layers dry one last time and apply a coat of transparent varnish or resin to seal the whole.

My Review as a Blob Art User:

What I like:

• The pleasant, viscous consistency of the paint
• Its easy application on flat surfaces
• Its multicoloured, globular and multiple effects
• Its playful and relaxing technique

What I like less:

• The technique requires time and patience
• The paint is sometimes a little too liquid when it comes out of the bottle.
• The nozzle is a bit big for my taste
• Expensive hobby as a whole
• Technique does not work on rounded surfaces or curves

GOOD TO KNOW: Unsightly bumps on the blobs can appear when drying. Do not hesitate to pierce the bubbles of a blob with a toothpick when the paint is still fresh and thus minimize the damage during drying.

TIP: use a level to check that the table is horizontal, otherwise the blobs will slip.

Content provided by Amylee Paris

The passion of Amylee Paris, painter, consultant and author is to share her paintings between galleries, art collectors and her community. Beyond her pictorial skills and her several eBooks available online, Amylee is also recognized as one of the most influential francophone artist-entrepreneurs. She helps beginners or professional artists to optimize their artistic activity.

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