Splatter painting is an old decorative painting technique used to add life and variation to wall surfaces—often to conceal unevenness in the substrate. Instead of applying the paint with a roller or brush, it is splattered using a broom or whisk, preferably made from birch or blueberry twigs. The result is a beautiful, lively, and irregular pattern.
Egg oil tempera is particularly suitable for splatter painting because it is thin, dries slowly, and gives a soft, matte finish.
How to do it
Follow Carin in the video below as she explains and demonstrates how it is done:
In the video, a birch twig paint whisk has been trimmed to create irregular splatters. Carin starts with a darker shade and finishes with a lighter one, making the surface more lively. She also tries using blueberry twigs for the first time and shows how the result is affected by distance, angle, and technique.
Customer example
Here, Ingela splatter-painted the kitchen walls with three egg oil tempera colours. She used Snövit as the base, together with 6-690 gul and 2-880 blå as splatter colours. The wall paint is an off-white grey shade, 0-9863. The result is a lively look that also blends beautifully with the rest of the room.
"We are so pleased. It turned out beautifully, and the paint had the perfect consistency for splattering with a birch whisk. It covered the wallpaper well too." — Ingela Gustén
Images by Ingela Gustén
Splatter painting with egg oil tempera is both fun and forgiving. Nothing turns out wrong, and every wall gets its own character. Dare to give it a try!
Would you like help choosing colours and the right tools? See our range of egg oil tempera. Feel free to contact us or visit us in the store.