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We create site-specific
murals on concrete, and we use Smith Paints Color
Floor stain - the pigments are very finely ground. We
buy it in concentrated form so we can control the viscosity
for airbrushing, wet-on-wet or other techniques, using
it much like an artist.
The techniques we use are the same as a fine art painter
uses: watercolor techniques, acrylic techniques, airbrushing,
stipple, wet-on-wet, dry brushing and more.
I usually work from light to dark colors when using
paints with good opacity, or vice versa with paints
that are more transparent for additional versatility.
Highly transparent paints I apply with an airbrush.
For a coin mural I used black and white pigments and
layered metallic silver on top to create an illusion
of relief.
With the paints we use we don't have residue cleanup
or sealer-bonding issues. And, because most of the pigments
I use are iron-based, they are very colorfast. I give
the pigments 24 hours to dry before sealing.
Steven Ochs, Images in Concrete,
El Dorado, Ark.
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