What is the best paint for getting lots of texture??

You can use heavy body acrylics, and there are mediums that can help you create even more texture. Check out the Golden website: http://www.goldenpaints.com/products/med鈥?/a> Click on gels and pastes. . . .





I have used the light molding paste . . . it spreads like icing on a wedding cake! I have used it to pipe icing-like lines on a painting before! Some of the clear gels and other pastes are really great too. And look about their website while you are there . . . they also have mica and gold flake paints that are incredible: http://www.goldenpaints.com/products/col鈥?/a>What is the best paint for getting lots of texture??
For painting your wall you can mix in lots of things to get texture, like sawdust or cotton for example. You can use a sponge to ';stamp'; the paint on the wall to get effects. Also, try mixing colors or tones to gain depth.





If you are talking about artistic painting (or even for decorating your wall) I recommend acrylic paint or oil painting. Also, try using your brush in unconventional ways (instead of just stroking the surface). You can also ditch the brush and use other materials to apply it. This gives a LOT of texture.What is the best paint for getting lots of texture??
They make paint pre-mixed which has texture in it. Go to Home Depot or Lowes or a hardware store. There is also texture that you can stir into plain paint, but that is more a pain in the neck. You can also buy rollers that will give a textured look when used on the wall.
Are you talking about painting art? If that is the case I would say oils. You can manipulate them as you wish and even add impasto.





Oils are my favorite choice and my impressionistic paintings often have a 3D effect.





For me acrylics and watercolors are too flat.