How to create a grid matrix with David Bent?
How to create a grid matrix with David Bent?
David Bent, a renowned artist and illustrator, talks us through how to set up a grid matrix with this easy step-by-step guide.
Step1:
Start with mixing your colour depending on the most prominent colour in your artwork, alternatively use a white gesso primer.
Step 2:
Start by painting the edges and sides.
Step 3:
Fill the canvas with a big flat brush. Watch out that the brush you are using is matching the paint you are using for coverage.
Step 4:
Finish with vertical strokes for a consistent colour distribution and the best result. Once dry, you are ready to start your artwork.
What you’ll need
Cryla Acrylic Brush Long Handle
Cryla Artists’ Acrylic
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Brushes
Cryla Acrylic Brush Long Handle
The Cryla Acrylic Brush Long Handle range features firm synthetic filaments designed to perform with heavy-bodied acrylics and oils. These natural-look fibres deliver excellent spring and control, maintaining their shape even after extensive use. Stylish and durable, each brush combines a sleek silver handle with a black shadow ferrule. Handmade in the Dominican Republic, Cryla […]LEARN MORE -
Acrylics
Cryla Artists’ Acrylic
Cryla Artists’ Acrylic offers a generous volume of premium, heavy body colour for artists working at scale or in multiple layers. Developed as the first artists’ acrylic in Europe, Cryla has built a legacy on its unique formulation – combining high pigment concentration with a smooth, buttery consistency that holds brush and knife marks beautifully. […]LEARN MORE
About the artist
Born in Dover, David Bent has travelled extensively throughout his life, spending long periods of time in many regions including Peru, Costa Rica, India, the Middle East and Nepal – always painting, sketching and collecting ephemera and images that form the foundation of much of his work.
