Does a stain painting get treated just as a thick impasto piece?
This is probably the toughest, or at least most complicated question! Generally the answer is NO. A true stain painting in which the acrylic paints have been diluted substantially with water (typically a stain contains less than 10% paint) should NOT need to be washed, as the paint, along with the surfactants, has soaked into the canvas or absorbent ground material and is therefore, not on the surface. If there is a true paint film on the substrate, then it is best to go through this water washing process. Thinner paint films obviously require a more delicate and softhanded approach. Highly textured areas require not only a gentle hand to keep from altering the texture, but also a deft hand to attempt to get into each nook and cranny. Will color rub off? Yes, most certainly, to some extent. Ideally, there would be no such color extracted with the wet cloth, but the reality is that some colors bleed more than others, but all should be fairly minimal. As you “wash” the surface with the d
