Making Your Own Texture Paste!

8 years since you posted this video and just as valuable now! Thank you - this is exactly what I needed for my project!!!

I made some with baking soda and it turned out great. I also bought small jars & added ink from re-inkers & now I have 6 colors of texture paste!!!!

Thanks so much for sharing this. I find most crafting products ridiculously over priced so videos like this is very much appreciated.

This works. I made my first texture painting yesterday and I'm so freaking happy! Thank you!! Take love!❤️❤️❤️

Thanks so much. Live in Nicaragua in a beach town and had no idea how to make the paste. Now I do. Blessings!

Thanks for this simple and direct video and recipe. Just made mine, looks all creamy and smooth, can't wait to try it out.

Thank you so much for the recipe for texture paste . I will certainly be making some .

I made this following someone’s recipe and they used marble dust (from a hardware store. The marble dust was left over after making my own clear gesso for a project. I’ve also made this using baby powder (your recipe) and it worked wonderfully. The least expensive one was the one using baby powder (or any kind of talcum powder) and the most costly was the marble dust but it wasn’t very expensive. I think the bag said ‘crushed marble’ and I wouldn’t have had it on hand if I hadn’t already made the clear gesso which is really expensive if bought in a retail store. I love the way you gave the instructions - easy to follow, and now I’m gonna have to make some more because I didn’t store it in an airtight container so it became unusable. Great video, love. You have a brand new subscriber!

Wow! I paint on a budget so this is great information. Thanks for sharing Lynnea.

Thank you so much for sharing this. What a game changer is terms of cutting costs. Can't wait to try.

Just starting to do artsy projects so very new to all of this. Two questions... Would mixing Elmer’s glue & corn starch - primary ingredient in baby powder - work? Could plain paste (no paint) be brushed over stencil adhered to project surface then painted over with light touch after it’s dried a bit instead of adding paint to paste? Really appreciate those of you who post videos, I’ve learned so much and doubt I’d ever have the nerve to do a video. Thank you.

Oh brother! Why didn't I see this before I paid $15.00 for some commercial paste! I have all the necessary ingredients in my studio! Oh well lesson learned and thank you Lynnea. I am trying it as a ground for oil painting. Regards from John in UK

Good job. You did that perfectly, talking to us through the process and showing at the same time- without anything added unnecessarily. Straight and to the point. Quick question, since I'm cheap and don't want to waste paint if I don't have to; what happens if you don't add the white acrylic paint to the mix?

I've heard adding dish-soap makes the paste more pliable. Give it a try. Thanks for the vid.

Hi there, I'm super excited that I found you! I've been hoping to find an easy budget friendly way to make this and wallah, I found it!! Thank you so so so so much for sharing! And now I'm a new subscriber!! Happy New Year 🙂

baking soda works great. its not grainy, you just have to stir it really well, I don't want my projects to smell like baby powder, which they do.

Love your paste tutorial.

Be aware some baby powders are just scented cornstarch, others are talcum powder. If you're using cornstarch-based baby powder, just buy regular cornstarch (like you cook with). Dollar stores probably carry cornstarch, not sure if they have talcum powder.

Thank you, your recipe works awesome 💕

Thanks so much. Texture paste is really expensive. I'm so glad you shared this!