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James Gurney
Apr 26, 2025
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Thick oil paint texture typically looks best if it’s built up in the areas of the painting that are brightly illuminated and light in value.

You can just add thicker oil paint, as I did on this detail of Waterfall City from Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara. In this case the paint is applied with a painting knife.

If the paint comes out too runny from the tu…

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