When you look closely at the edge of a good watercolour paper, it has adeckle edge. That is where the fibres are soft & loose from the paper-making process. When you make smaller sheets and want to get the suggestion of a deckle edge, you can score the page, bend it, and then rip...
“We were able to make this extraordinary fantasy come to life with nothing but dedication and cheap – or free – tools. This has, to our minds, both lowered the barriers and raised the stakes for art-making.” The Art Camp team also took this one step further by selling each o...
Using a colour pigment from a nearby beauty or department store and a makeup setting spray, you can create your own metallic covering. Choose the pigment of your choice. To create a spreadable combination for your lips, combine it with a small bit of the setting spray.Put On the Metallic...
This will create a strong focal point, as the eye is naturally attracted to the lightest colour and the thickest brushstrokes. 02. Work thin (Image: © Bob Eggleton) An alternative to working thick is to cover the canvas with a light and warm background, such as pink, then build ...
Heat things up with Adobe Fresco. No matter what format you illustrate in,Frescohas all the tools to make your sun come to life. Use a live watercolour brush to make your sun look like a painting or use a pixel brush to produce sun vectors. If your goal is to create a logo or back...
How to Make Paper Roses With Old Maps Paper flowers may not compare to real life, but they still add colour and glamour to a home and make me smile when I spot them. This is an upcycling blog, and because I am obsessed with using old maps in my crafting, I chose to use them to...
with added glitter and others that are waterproof (great for glue fabric art projects). But today, I show you how quick and easy it is to make your own black glue.. for whatever glue art project you have in mind whether it is Black Glue and Watercolour Resist art or paper stained ...
I’ve come across a waterfall oil painting online where the artist had used a black colour ground to pop the waterfalls colour. I am trying to achieve a similar thing with acrylics. Should I be mixing my own black [ultramarine+ burnt umber] for this or is there another way to get a ...
Wipe over the surface with a lint-free cloth.Make sure it is clean and dry. Place your painting on the horizontal in a dust free room. If you are varnishing the sides of a canvas you can slightly raise each corner with a small piece of wood so the painting doesn’t stick to the su...
Tessa’speanut butter caramel popcorn cake!! DRIPS! Betsy of Nine Cakes made thiswatercolour-like painterly cake! Thisgold drip cake and a mini videothat shows you how to make it! Must try. Have fun dripping it up, cake pals!xo Lyndsay...